Git command 101

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git help                      # shows git commands
git init                      # creates git repository in current directory
git add -A                    # adds all files in current directory to repository
git commit -m "message"       # commits changes with specific message
git push                      # pushes committed changes to remote repository on server
git status                    # checks current status of the local repository
git pull                      # pulls updates from remote repository
git fetch                     # fetches changes from remote repository
git fetch -p                  # fetches changes with "prune" option removes local copies of deleted "remote" branches
git checkout my_branch        # switches to branch named "my_branch"
git checkout -b my_branch     # creates local branch named "my_branch"
git branch --delete my_branch # removes local branch named "my_branch"
git push origin --delete      # removes remote branch named "my_branch"
git branch                    # displays local branches
git branch -a                 # displays all branches (local and remote)
git merge my_branch           # merges branch named "my_branch" into branch on which we are checked out
git stash                     # creates stash with currently saved changes on current branch
git stash list                # displays list of stashes
git stash apply               # applies stash with previously saved changes
git reset --hard              # discards all uncommitted local changes
git reset <file>              # removes <file> added to repository from current index ("about to be committed" area)
git revert commit_name        # creates new commit, which undoes all changes introduced in commit named commit_name
git revert HEAD               # reverts commit we just created with additional "revert commit"
git reset --hard HEAD^        # reverts last commit without additional "revert commit"
git rebase my_branch          # pulls changes from "my_branch" to branch on which we are checked out without making commit
git log                       # displays log of the commits in repository
git remote -v                 # gets address of the remote repository