· Chuck Conway · Software Development · 1 min read
Git Cheat Sheet
Below are git commands I find myself using over and over.
Below are git commands I find myself using over and over.
Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/tinymce/tinymce-dist.git
Add existing git files to remote git repo
cd /path/to/my/repo
git remote add origin https://[email protected]/lostinkali/flightstats.git
git push -u origin --all # pushes up the repo and its refs for the first time
git push -u origin --tags # pushes up any tags
Create a repository in existing folder
git init
git add .
# Adds the files in the local repository and stages them for commit
git commit -m "Initial commit"
Change current branch to master
git checkout better_branch
git merge --strategy=ours master # keep the content of this branch, but record a merge
git checkout master
git merge better_branch
Delete Branch
git branch -D bugfix
Revert to previous commit
git checkout master
git reset --hard e3f1e37
git push --force origin master
# Then to prove it (it won't print any diff)
git diff master..origin/master
adds the file to git.
git add [filename]
kills off the untracked files since the more recent commit in the log.
git clean -fd
commits the added files to git.
git commit -m "enter message here"
Remove the file git. Use -f to force the file to removed even when there are changes.
git rm file1.txt
Tagging a specific point in time.
git tag -a v1.4 -m 'my version 1.4'