Cheat Sheet #day9 - GIT Commands

Git Cheat Sheet

Git is a distributed version control system used to track changes in source code during software development. This cheat sheet covers the most essential Git commands and workflows.

NOTE: Replace user names and emails to suit your environment setup accordingly !!

Configuration

Set user name:

git config --global user.name "Cloud Tuned"

Set user email:

git config --global user.email "boss@cloudtuned.com"

Set default text editor:

git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

View all settings:
```
git config --list
```

Repository Setup

Initialize a new repository:
```
git init
```

Clone an existing repository:

git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

Basic Commands

Check repository status:
```
git status
```
Track new files:
```
git add filename
```
Stage all changes:
```
git add .
```
Commit changes:
```
git commit -m "Commit message"
```
Add and commit changes:
```
git commit -am "Commit message"
```
Remove files from staging area:
```
git reset filename
```
Unstage everything:
```
git reset
```
Undo the last commit (keep changes):
```
git reset --soft HEAD~
```
Undo the last commit (discard changes):
```
git reset --hard HEAD~
```

Branching

List branches:
```
git branch
```
Create a new branch:
```
git checkout -b new-branch
```
Switch to a branch:
```
git checkout branch-name
```
Rename the current branch:
```
git branch -m new-branch-name
```
Delete a branch:
```
git branch -d branch-name
```

Merging and Rebasing

Merge a branch into the current branch:
```
git merge branch-name
```
Rebase the current branch onto another branch:
```
git rebase branch-name
```
Continue a rebase after resolving conflicts:
```
git rebase --continue
```
Abort a rebase:
```
git rebase --abort
```

Remote Repositories

Add a remote repository:

git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git

List remote repositories:
```
git remote -v
```
Fetch changes from a remote repository:
```
git fetch
```
Push changes to a remote repository:
```
git push origin branch-name
```
Pull changes from a remote repository:
```
git pull
```

Stashing

Stash changes:
```
git stash
```
List stashes:
```
git stash list
```
Apply the last stash:
```
git stash apply
```
Apply a specific stash:
```
git stash apply stash@{index}
```
Drop a stash:
```
git stash drop stash@{index}
```
Pop the last stash (apply and remove):
```
git stash pop
```

Logs and History

View commit history:
```
git log
```
View commit history with a graph:
```
git log --graph --oneline --all
```
Show changes for a specific commit:
```
git show commit-hash
```
Show changes between two commits:
```
git diff commit-hash1 commit-hash2
```

Undoing Changes

Revert a commit:
```
git revert commit-hash
```
Discard local changes to a file:
```
git checkout -- filename
```
Restore a deleted file:
```
git checkout commit-hash -- filename
```

Miscellaneous

Show help for a command:
```
git command --help
```
Show the current configuration:
```
git config --list
```

Generate an archive from a branch or tag:

git archive -o archive-name.tar.gz branch-name

This cheat sheet covers the most common Git commands and workflows. For more advanced usage and options, refer to the Git documentation.