Git commands that I always forget...

git_notes.md

Basic stuff

• git init will create an empty git repo
• Git does not store multiple versions of the code
• Initial commit will create the master branch

git log

• Shows the git commit history
• HEAD will follow the latest commit

Checkout to specific commit

• git checkout <commitId>
• Can't add/commit after checked out. Commit does not match branch

Switch back to master

git master git checkout master

Jumping back to Commit

• git reset --hard <commitID>

Backout unsaved chnages

• git checkout -- <filename>

Display all branches

• git branch

Creating new branch

• git checkout -b <branch_name>
• Sets HEAD against new branch and master

Merge back to master

• Change back to master branch first
• git merge <branch_name>

Deleting a branch

• git branch -D <branch_name>