Git Cheat Sheet

// Set username
git config --global user.name "Your Name"

// Set email
git config --global user.email "example@email.com"

// Check current configuration
git config --list

// Create new repository
git init

// Clone remote repository
git clone <repository URL>

// Check repository status (new/modified files)
git status

// Add files to index (staging area)
git add <filename or .>

// Commit changes
git commit -m "Commit message"

// View commit history
git log
// Brief history:
git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all

// Send changes to remote repository
git push

// Get changes from remote repository
git pull

// Create new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b <branch_name>

// Switch to existing branch
git checkout <branch_name>

// View list of local branches
git branch

// Delete branch locally
git branch -d <branch_name>

// Merge branch into current
git merge <branch_name>

// Merge
// merge creates merge commit and preserves branching history.
git checkout main
git merge feature

// Rewriting history (rebase)
// rebase "rewrites" commits on top of another branch, creating linear history.
git checkout feature
git rebase main

// Add new remote repository
git remote add <name> <URL>

// View list of remote repositories
git remote -v

// Fetch changes from remote repository (without merging)
git fetch <repo_name>

// Merge changes after fetch
git merge <branch_name> 

// Undo changes in working directory (before commit)
git checkout -- <filename>

// Remove file from index (but keep changes in working directory)
git reset <filename>

// "Reset" branch to specific commit
git reset --hard <commit_hash>

// Create lightweight tag
git tag v1.0

// Create annotated tag
git tag -a v1.0 -m "Version 1.0"

// View list of tags
git tag

// Send tags to remote repository
git push --tags

// View difference between working directory and index
git diff

// View difference between index and last commit
git diff --staged

// View changes between two commits
git diff <commit1> <commit2>

// Search commit by message/author:
git log --grep="search in comments"
git log --author="Name"

// Save changes to temporary storage
git stash

// View list of "stashes"
git stash list

// Restore last stash
git stash pop