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    Git Commands

This Gist contains all the useful commands for Git


Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.
If you are a developer and want to keep every version of your code/project (which you would most certainly want to), a Version Control System (VCS) is a very wise thing to use.

All the commands used for Git
Compatibility with GitHub
✨Magic ✨

Commands

Set global username and email for Git (Locally).
git config --global user.name "<your username>"
git config --global user.email "<your email>"
Initialise an empty Git Repository
git init
Clone an existing Git Repository
git clone <repository URL>
Add file/stage to git
git add <filename>
Add all the files to git
git add .
Commit all the staged files to git
git commit -m "<your commit message>"
Restore the file from being modified to Tracked
git restore <filename>
git checkout <filename>
Show the status of your Git respository
git status
Show the branches of your git repository
git branch
Checkout to a new branch
git checkout -b <branch name>
Checkout to an existing branch
git checkout <branch name>
Remove a branch from Git
git branch -d <branch name>
Show remote origin URL
git remote -v
Add remote origin URL
git remote add origin <your remote git URL>
Remove remote origin URL
git remote remove origin 
Fetch all the remote branches
git fetch
Push your local changes to remote branch
git push origin <branch name>
Pull your remote changes to local branch
git pull origin <branch name>
Check you git commits and logs
git log
Happy Learning!