git

1. git init

• Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.

2. git clone <repository_url>

• Clones an existing Git repository to your local machine.

3. git add <file_name>

• Adds a file to the staging area for the next commit.

4. git commit -m "Commit message"

• Commits the changes in the staging area to the local repository with a descriptive message.

5. git status

• Displays the status of changes (untracked, modified, staged) in the working directory.

6. git diff

• Shows the difference between the working directory and the staging area.

7. git push

• Pushes the committed changes from the local repository to a remote repository.

git push origin main

8. git pull

• Fetches changes from a remote repository and merges them into the current branch.

git pull origin main

9. git branch

• Lists all the branches in the local repository.
• This command lists all the branches in the local repository. Output might look like:

* main   
  development
  feature/new-feature

10. git checkout <branch_name>

• Switches to the specified branch.

git checkout development

• This command switches to the development branch.

11. git merge <branch_name>

• Merges the specified branch into the current branch.

git merge feature/new-feature

• This command merges the feature/new-feature branch into the current branch.

12. git log

• Displays a chronological list of commits in the repository.

13. git reset

• Resets the current HEAD to a specified state (commit) while preserving changes in the working directory.

git reset HEAD~1

• This command resets the current HEAD to the previous commit (HEAD~1), preserving changes in the working directory.

14. git stash

• Temporarily shelves changes in the working directory, allowing you to switch branches without committing.

git stash save "work in progress"

• This command temporarily shelves changes in the working directory with a message "work in progress", allowing you to switch branches without committing.

15. git revert <commit_hash>

• Reverts a commit by creating a new commit that undoes the changes made in the specified commit.

git revert abc123

• This command reverts the changes introduced by the commit with hash abc123, creating a new commit that undoes those changes.

16. git remote -v

• Displays the URLs of the remote repositories associated with the local repository.

17. git fetch <remote_name>

• Fetches changes from a remote repository without merging them into the local branch.

18. git tag <tag_name>

• Creates a lightweight tag at the current commit.

19. git merge --abort

• Aborts the current merge operation and restores the state before the merge.

20. git cherry-pick <commit_hash>

• Applies the changes introduced by the specified commit to the current branch.