Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git gots lot of available advanced commands. This being said, this blog is a curated list of the command you’d need to survive in the harsh world of computer sciences.
Create branch
git branch <branch_name>
Rename branch
git branch -m <new_branch_name> # rename current branch to new_branch_name
git branch -m <old_branch_name> <new_branch_name> # rename old_branch_name branch to new_branch_name
Checkout to a branch
git checkout <branch_name> # change current followed branch
git checkout -b <branch_name> # checkout to a new branch and create it if it doesn't exists
Delete branch
git branch -d <branch_name> # remove local branch
git push -d origin <branch_name> # remove remote branch
Pull code
git pull # pull from current branch
git pull origin <branchname> # pull from a remote branch
Add code
git add <filename> # Add a specific filename
git add -A # Add all modified code
Commit modifications
git commit -m 'Adding this file' # Add a commit
Push code
git push # push all local commits to remote branch
git push origin <branchname> # push all local commits to an alternative remote branch
History log
git log # retrieve local commit history
Reset to older state
git reset --soft <commit_hash> # restore state to commit and keep in between modified files
git reset --hard <commit_hash> # restore state to commit and delete in between modified files
git reset --hard origin/<branchname> # reset to a remote branch state
Stash
git stash # record the current state of the working directory and the index
git stash apply # apply stored stashed state onto current code
Cherry-pick
git cherry-pick <commit_hash>
Squash commit
git log # found the commit hash before your 1st modification
git reset --soft <commit_hash> # reset to the state before you added your modifications
git stash
git pull
git stash apply
git add -A
git commit -m "squahed commits into one commit"
git push
Git tutorial available here
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