Git Cheat Sheet

Essential Git commands for everyday development. Generate ignore files with our .gitignore Generator.

Setup & Init

git init	Initialize a new repository
git clone <url>	Clone a remote repository
git config --global user.name "Name"	Set global username
git config --global user.email "email"	Set global email

Basic Workflow

git status	Show working tree status
git add <file>	Stage a file
git add .	Stage all changes
git commit -m "message"	Commit staged changes
git commit -am "message"	Stage + commit tracked files
git diff	Show unstaged changes
git diff --staged	Show staged changes

Branching

git branch	List local branches
git branch <name>	Create a branch
git checkout <branch>	Switch to branch
git checkout -b <name>	Create and switch to branch
git branch -d <name>	Delete a branch (safe)
git branch -D <name>	Delete a branch (force)
git merge <branch>	Merge branch into current
git rebase <branch>	Rebase current onto branch

Remote

git remote -v	List remotes
git remote add origin <url>	Add a remote
git push -u origin <branch>	Push and set upstream
git push	Push to upstream
git pull	Fetch and merge from upstream
git fetch	Fetch without merging
git push origin --delete <branch>	Delete remote branch

Stash

git stash	Stash working changes
git stash pop	Apply and remove latest stash
git stash list	List all stashes
git stash drop	Remove latest stash
git stash apply stash@{n}	Apply specific stash

History & Undo

git log --oneline	Compact commit log
git log --graph	Visual branch graph
git reset --soft HEAD~1	Undo last commit (keep changes staged)
git reset --mixed HEAD~1	Undo last commit (keep changes unstaged)
git reset --hard HEAD~1	Undo last commit (discard changes)
git revert <commit>	Create a commit that undoes a commit
git cherry-pick <commit>	Apply a commit from another branch
git reflog	Show all reference updates

Tags

git tag v1.0.0	Create lightweight tag
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "msg"	Create annotated tag
git push origin v1.0.0	Push a tag
git push origin --tags	Push all tags

Useful Combos

git log --oneline --graph --all	Full visual history
git diff HEAD~3..HEAD	Changes in last 3 commits
git blame <file>	Show who changed each line
git clean -fd	Remove untracked files and dirs
git bisect start / good / bad	Binary search for a bug