| Command |
Description |
git init |
Initialize Git into the local directory |
git remote add origin [repository url] |
Specifies the remote repository for your local repository |
git clone [repository url] |
Clone(download) remote repository into local directory |
| Command |
Description |
git branch |
Display working branch name |
git branch [branch-name] |
Create a new branch |
git switch [branch-name] |
Switches to the specified branch |
git checkout [branch-name] |
Switches to the specified branch |
git checkout -b [branch-name] |
Create new branch & switches to the specified branch |
git checkout [branch-name] -- file name |
Checkout to a specified file |
git checkout [Commint-Id] |
Create new branch & switches to the specified branch |
git branch -d [branch-name] |
Delete specified branch from local directory |
Switch vs Checkout switch is a new command introduced in Git 2.23 (released in August 2019).
Its primary purpose is to simplify the process of switching between branches while in checkout is a versatile Git command that can be used for a variety of purposes, including switching branches, creating new branches, and even checking out specific files or commits
| Command |
Description |
git add . |
Add all changes to stage area |
git add [file] |
Add specified file to stage area |
git commit -m "[message]" |
Commit staged file in version history |
git commit -a |
Commit staged file in version history |
git status |
Show all file which are modified, created, deleted, un-staged file |
git diff |
Show all changes which are not staged |
git diff -staged |
Shows the differences between the files in the staging area and the latest version present |
git rm [file] |
Delete un-staged file |
git rm -f [file] |
Delete file |
git merge [branch name] |
Merge a branch into the active branch |
git merge [source branch] [target branch] |
Merge a branch into a target branch |
git stash |
Stash changes in a dirty working directory |
git stash clear |
Remove all stashed entries |
git stash save "message" |
Save changes in a dirty working directory with message |
git stash list |
Show all saved change list |
git stash apply [index] |
Copy save change to directory |
git stash drop [index] |
Copy save the change to the directory and clear changes from stash |
git push |
Sends committed changes in repository |
Untracked files are files that have been created within your repo's working directory but have not yet been added to the repository's tracking index using the git add command