Git Beginners Cheatsheet

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# Git Tag
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Lightweight:     git tag <name> <commit-id>
Annotated:       git tag -a <name> <commit-id>
Show tag:        git show <name>
Check Annotated: git tag -v <name>

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# remove file from index but do not delete it.
$ git rm --cached file

# diff staging area with index
$ git diff --staged

# amend a commit
$ git commit --amend
# e. g. add a file
$ git commit -m "first commit with forgotten file"
$ git add forgotten_file
$ git commit --amend # edit commit message on base current stage

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# Remotes
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# Tell me something about my known remotes
git remote

# Tell me something about [remote-name]
git remote show [remote-name]

# add remote
git remote add [remote-name] [remote]

# rename [remote-name]
git remote rename [remote-name] [new-remote-name]

# get remote
git fetch [remote-name]

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# Pull (=fetch + merge)
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