Git Cheat Sheet

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Git Cheat Sheet
Git is a distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code
during software development. Git Cheat Sheet is a cheat-sheet for creating web
apps with the Laravel framework using the PHP language. Most of the summaries
and examples are based on the official documentation.
Git: Setup Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-setup/>
Configuring user information used across all local repositories
git config --global user.name “[firstname lastname]”
set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history
git config --global user.email “[valid-email]”
set an email address that will be associated with each history marker
git config --global color.ui auto
set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing
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Git: Init Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-init/>
Configuring user information, initializing and cloning repositories
git init
initialize an existing directory as a Git repository
git clone [url]
retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL
Git: Stage & Snapshot Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

stage-snapshot/>
Working with snapshots and the Git staging area
git status
show modified files in working directory, staged for your next commit
git add [file]
add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)
git reset [file]
unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory
git diff
diff of what is changed but not staged
git diff --staged
diff of what is staged but not yet commited
git commit -m “[descriptive message]”
commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot
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Git: Branch & Merge Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

branch-merge/>
Isolating work in branches, changing context, and integrating changes
git branch
list your branches. a * will appear next to the currently active branch
git branch [branch-name]
create a new branch at the current commit
git checkout
switch to another branch and check it out into your working directory
git merge [branch]
merge the specified branch’s history into the current one
git log
show all commits in the current branch’s history
Git: Inspect & Compare Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

inspect-compare/>
Examining logs, diffs and object information
git log
show the commit history for the currently active branch
git log branchB..branchA
show the commits on branchA that are not on branchB
git log --follow [file]

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show the commits that changed file, even across renames
git diff branchB…branchA
show the diff of what is in branchA that is not in branchB
git show [SHA]
show any object in Git in human-readable format
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share-update/>
Retrieving updates from another repository and updating local repos
git remote add [alias] [url]
add a git URL as an alias
git fetch [alias]
fetch down all the branches from that Git remote
git merge [alias]/[branch]
merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date
git push [alias] [branch]
Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch
git pull
fetch and merge any commits from the tracking remote branch
Git: Tracking Path Change Cheat Sheet <

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Versioning file removes and path changes
git rm [file]
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delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit
git mv [existing-path] [new-path]
change an existing file path and stage the move
git log --stat -M
show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved
Git: Ignoring Patterns Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

ignoring-patterns/>
Preventing unintentional staging or commiting of files
logs/
*.notes
pattern*/
Save a file with desired patterns as .gitignore with either direct string
matches or wildcard globs.
git config --global core.excludesfile [file]
system wide ignore patern for all local repositories
Git: Temporary Commit Cheat Sheet <

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Temporarily store modified, tracked files in order to change branches.
git stash
Save modified and staged changes
git stash list
list stack-order of stashed file changes
git stash pop
write working from top of stash stack Up ↑
git stash drop
discard the changes from top of stash stack
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Git: Setup Cheat Sheet
Git: Init Cheat Sheet
Git: Stage & Snapshot Cheat Sheet
Git: Branch & Merge Cheat Sheet
Git: Inspect & Compare Cheat Sheet
Git: Share & Update Cheat Sheet
Git: Tracking Path Change Cheat Sheet
Git: Ignoring Patterns Cheat Sheet
Git: Temporary Commit Cheat Sheet
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Git: Setup Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-setup/>

Configuring user information used across all local repositories

git config --global user.name “[firstname lastname]”

git config --global user.email “[valid-email]”

git config --global color.ui auto

Git: Init Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-init/>

Configuring user information, initializing and cloning repositories

initialize an existing directory as a Git repository

git clone [url]

retrieve an entire repository from a hosted location via URL

Git: Stage & Snapshot Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

Working with snapshots and the Git staging area

git add [file]

add a file as it looks now to your next commit (stage)

git reset [file]

unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

diff of what is changed but not staged

git diff --staged

diff of what is staged but not yet commited

git commit -m “[descriptive message]”

commit your staged content as a new commit snapshot

Git: Branch & Merge Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

Isolating work in branches, changing context, and integrating changes

git branch [branch-name]

create a new branch at the current commit

git merge [branch]

merge the specified branch’s history into the current one

show all commits in the current branch’s history

Git: Inspect & Compare Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

Examining logs, diffs and object information

show the commit history for the currently active branch

git log branchB..branchA

show the commits on branchA that are not on branchB

git log --follow [file]

show the commits that changed file, even across renames

git diff branchB…branchA

show the diff of what is in branchA that is not in branchB

git show [SHA]

show any object in Git in human-readable format

Git: Share & Update Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

Retrieving updates from another repository and updating local repos

git remote add [alias] [url]

add a git URL as an alias

git fetch [alias]

fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

git merge [alias]/[branch]

merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

git push [alias] [branch]

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

Git: Tracking Path Change Cheat Sheet <

Versioning file removes and path changes

git mv [existing-path] [new-path]

change an existing file path and stage the move

git log --stat -M

Git: Ignoring Patterns Cheat Sheet < https://simplecheatsheet.com/git-

Preventing unintentional staging or commiting of files

matches or wildcard globs.