A list of my most used git commands for reference

My Favourite GIT commands

// Create a new branch from the current branch which has uncommitted work
git checkout -b <branch_name>

// Fetch all latest versions of remote & branches
git fetch -all

// Delete a local branch (forces delete with -D  rather than -d ) 
$ git branch -D <local-branch>

//  See what files were changed in a commit
git log remote_name/branch_name --raw

// See the history of a specific file over time across commits 
git log --follow -p -- file_name

// Switch to a different commit - (creating a new branch and using that commit to populate it so further commits could be used)
git checkout -b my_new_branch xxxxx(commit hash)

// This will detach your HEAD, that is, leave you with no branch checked out:
git checkout 0d1d7fc32

// Or if you want to make commits while you're there, go ahead and make a new branch while you're at it:
git checkout -b old-state 0d1d7fc32

// Revert to a previous commit 
// This will destroy any local modifications.
// Don't do it if you have uncommitted work you want to keep.
git reset --hard 0d1d7fc32

// This will unstage all files you might have staged with git add:
git reset

// Revert all uncommitted changes 
git reset --hard HEAD

// Update a remote URL
git remote set-url remote_name new.git.url/here

// Get History of a branch including when it was created in local time
git reflog --date=local your-branch-name

// Merge one branch into another - checkout the branch you want to merge into ie: main and then run
git merge _branchname