TOP GITHUB COMMANDS
-
git config –global user.name “[name]” ->sets author name git config –global user.email “[email address]” ->sets author email id
-
git init [repository name] ->start new repository
-
git clone [url] ->obtain a repository from an existing URL.
-
git add [file] ->adds a file to the staging area.
-
git commit -m “[ Type in the commit message]” ->records or snapshots the file permanently in the version history. git commit -a ->commits any files you’ve changed since then.&commits any files you’ve added
-
git diff ->shows the file differences which are not yet staged. git diff –staged ->differences between the files in the staging area and the latest version present. git diff [first branch] [second branch] ->differences between the two branches mentioned.
-
git reset [file] ->unstages the file, but it preserves the file contents. git reset [commit] ->undoes all the commits after the specified commit and preserves the changes locally. git reset –hard [commit] ->discards all history and goes back to the specified commit.
-
git status ->command lists all the files that have to be committed.
9 ) git rm [file] ->deletes the file from your working directory and stages the deletion.
-
git log ->used to list the version history for the current branch. git log –follow[file] ->lists version history for a file, including the renaming of files also.
-
git show [commit] ->shows the metadata and content changes of the specified commit.
-
git tag [commitID] ->used to give tags to the specified commit.
-
git branch ->lists all the local branches in the current repository. git branch [branch name] -> creates a new branch. git branch -d [branch name] -> deletes the feature branch.
-
git checkout [branch name] -> used to switch from one branch to another git checkout -b [branch name] ->creates a new branch and also switches to it.
-
git merge [branch name] ->merges the specified branch’s history into the current branch.
-
git remote add [variable name] [Remote Server Link] ->used to connect your local repository to the remote server.
-
git push [variable name] master ->sends the committed changes of master branch to your remote repository. git push [variable name] [branch] ->sends the branch commits to your remote repository. git push –all [variable name] ->pushes all branches to your remote repository. git push [variable name] :[branch name] ->deletes a branch on your remote repository.
-
git pull [Repository Link] ->fetches and merges changes on the remote server to your working directory.
-
git stash save ->stores all the modified tracked files.
-
git stash pop ->restores the most recently stashed files. git stash list ->lists all stashed changesets. git stash drop ->discards the most recently stashed changeset.