git config --global user.name "Your Name"

set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history

git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

set an email address that will be associated with each history marker

git config --global color.ui auto

set automatic command line coloring for Git

git init

initialize an existing directory as a Git repository

git clone <url>

retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL

git status

show modified files in working directory, staged for your next commit

git add <file>

add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)

git reset <file>

unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

git diff

diff of what is changed but not staged

git diff --staged

diff of what is staged but not yet committed

git commit -m "message"

commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot

git branch

list your branches; a * will appear next to the current branch

git branch <name>

create a new branch called <name>

git switch <name> # or: git checkout <name>

switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory

git merge <name>

merge the specified branch’s history into the current one

git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all

show a graphical log of commits across branches

git log

show commit history for the currently active branch

git log <branchA>..<branchB>

show commits on branchB that are not on branchA

git diff <branchA>..<branchB>

show diff of what is in branchB that is not in branchA

git show <commit>

show any object in Git in human-readable format

git rm <file>

delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

git mv <existing> <new>

change an existing file path and stage the move

git log --stat -M

show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

git remote add origin <url>

add a git URL as an alias

git fetch [alias]

fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

git merge [alias]/[branch]

merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

git push [alias] [branch]

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

git pull

fetch and merge any commits from the tracking remote branch

git reset --hard <commit>

reset your HEAD pointer to a previous commit and discard all changes since then

git revert <commit>

create a new commit that undoes all of the changes made in <commit>

git commit --amend

amend the most recent commit

git stash

save modified and staged changes

git stash list

list stack-order of stashed file changes

git stash pop

write working from top of stash stack

git stash drop

discard the changes from top of stash stack

git restore <file> # or: git checkout -- <file>

discard changes in working directory to a file

git restore --staged <file> # or: git reset HEAD <file>

unstage a file while retaining the changes

git clean -fd

remove untracked files and directories