Git Commands Cheat Sheet

Comprehensive Git command reference organized by workflow.

Setup & Config

git config --global user.name "Name"Set global username

git config --global user.email "email"Set global email

git config --listList all config settings

git initInitialize a new local repository

git clone <url>Clone a remote repository

Staging & Committing

git statusShow working tree status

git add <file>Stage a specific file

git add .Stage all changes

git commit -m "message"Commit staged changes with a message

git commit --amendModify the last commit

git diffShow unstaged changes

git diff --stagedShow staged changes

Branching

git branchList all local branches

git branch <name>Create a new branch

git checkout <branch>Switch to a branch

git checkout -b <branch>Create and switch to a new branch

git switch <branch>Switch to a branch (modern)

git switch -c <branch>Create and switch to a new branch (modern)

git branch -d <branch>Delete a merged branch

git branch -D <branch>Force-delete a branch

git merge <branch>Merge a branch into current branch

git rebase <branch>Rebase current branch onto another

Remote Repositories

git remote -vList remote connections

git remote add origin <url>Add a remote named origin

git fetchDownload remote changes without merging

git pullFetch and merge remote changes

git pull --rebaseFetch and rebase instead of merge

git push origin <branch>Push branch to remote

git push -u origin <branch>Push and set upstream tracking

git push --force-with-leaseSafe force push (checks remote)

History & Log

git logShow commit history

git log --oneline --graphCompact branch graph

git log -n 10Show last 10 commits

git log --author="name"Filter commits by author

git blame <file>Show who changed each line

git show <commit>Show details of a specific commit

Undoing Changes

git restore <file>Discard unstaged changes in a file

git restore --staged <file>Unstage a file

git reset HEAD~1Undo last commit, keep changes staged

git reset --soft HEAD~1Undo last commit, keep changes

git reset --hard HEAD~1Undo last commit, discard changes

git revert <commit>Create a new commit that undoes a commit

git stashStash uncommitted changes

git stash popApply and remove latest stash

git stash listList all stashes