Commonly Used Git Commands – Version Control

on December 14, 2019
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1) Basic Snapshotting
2) Reset Git Commands
3) Branchs & Merging Git Commands
4) Cherry-pick
5) Inspection & Comparison Git Commands
6) Stash (temporary storage)
7) Git Command Aliases

This is a list of useful git commands that been always used, or that need to keep in mind while managing the complex project for production.

Basic Snapshotting

Command Description
git status Check status
git add [file-name.txt] Add a file to the staging area
git add -A Add all new and changed files to the staging area
git commit -m "[commit message]" Commit changes
git rm -r [file-name.txt] Remove a file (or folder)

Reset Git Commands

BASH

git reset --soft

It allows us to go back a commit. Keep the files on stage.

BASH

git reset --mixed

It allows us to go back a commit. Remove the files on stage and keep them in working directory.

BASH

git reset --hard

Remove the commits and delete the files.

Branchs & Merging Git Commands

Command Description
git branch List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)
git branch -a List all branches (local and remote)
git branch [branch name] Create a new branch
git branch -d [branch name] Delete a branch
git push origin --delete [branch name] Delete a remote branch
git checkout -b [branch name] Create a new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b [branch name] origin/[branch name] Clone a remote branch and switch to it
git branch -m [old branch name] [new branch name] Rename a local branch
git checkout [branch name] Switch to a branch
git checkout - Switch to the branch last checked out
git checkout -- [file-name.txt] Discard changes to a file
git merge [branch name] Merge a branch into the active branch
git merge [source branch] [target branch] Merge a branch into a target branch
git stash Stash changes in a dirty working directory
git stash clear Remove all stashed entries

Cherry-pick

If we want to merge a specific commit from one branch to another, we place ourselves in the branch from which we want to get the commit and make a git log.
Once the HASH of the commit has been identified, we copy it and move to the branch where we want to merge.

BASH

git cherry-pick hashFromCommit # @hashFromCommit - Hash ID generated after commit.

Inspection & Comparison Git Commands

Command Description
git log View changes
git log --summary View changes (detailed)
git log --oneline View changes (briefly)
git diff [source branch] [target branch] Preview changes before merging

Stash (temporary storage)

BASH

git stash

It save changes so that we can, change branches without committing.

BASH

git stash list

Show the files that are on stash.

BASH

git stash apply

Remove from temporary storage and return it for us to use.

BASH

git stash drop

Remove stash files from temporary storage.

Git Command Aliases

If you are interested in Git aliases, have a look at .bash_profile,
found here:Link

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