Git terminal commands

Git Cheat Sheet

Here is a list of commands and their flags that helps you while using Git:

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To clone a project from the repository:

git clone [url]
git clone [url] [folderName]
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To see what is added to the staging area or what is changed but not added:

git status
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To see past commits with details (Author, Date, Message):

git log
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to see past commits with only the message:

git log --oneline
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To see past commits with details (Author, Date, Message, Files that changed):

git log --stat
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To see a graph in terminal beside commit history:

git log --graph
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To see log for all branches:

git log --all
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To see past commits with details (Author, Date, Message, Files that changed, The changes):

git log -p
git log -p [SHA of a commit]
git log -p -w (no white spaces)
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Easy keyword for "git log -p" for just the last commit:

git show
git show [SHA]
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To see changes that are not commited yet:

git diff
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To set a tag for the last commit:

git tag -a tagName
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To see tags:

git tag
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To delete a tag:

git tag -d tagName
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To set a tag for a commit:

git tag -a tagName SHA
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To create a branch:

git branch branchName
git branch branchName [SHA]
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To delete a branch:

git branch -d branchName
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To create a branch and checkout to it:

git checkout -b branchName
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To merge 2 branches:

git merge branchName
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To edit last commit message or add files to it:

git commit --amend
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To undo changes that happened in a commit:

git revert SHA
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To see deleted commits:

git reflog
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To delete a commit:

git reset --hard HEAD^