Git & GitHub Cheat Sheet

Linux Cheat Sheet

Git Commands

Creating a Repository

Initialize a new Git repository:
```
 git init
```
Clone an existing Git repository:
```
 git clone <repository_URL>
```

Staging Changes

Add changes to the staging area:
```
 git add <file_name>
```
Add all changes to the staging area:
```
 git add .
```

Committing Changes

Commit changes with a message:
```
 git commit -m "Commit message"
```
Reset to a specific commit
```
 git reset <commit hash>
```
Revert to a previous commit
```
 git revert <commit hash>
```

Branching

Create a new branch:
```
 git branch <branch name>
```

Switch to an existing branch:

 git checkout <branch name>
 git switch <branch name>

Showing all remote branch
```
 git branch -a
```
Create and switch to a new branch:
```
 git checkout -b <branch name>
```
Merge a branch into the current branch:
```
 git merge <branch name>
```
Undo local changes
```
 git checkout -- <file_name>
```
Delete a branch
```
 git branch -d <branch name>
```

Remote Repositories

Add a remote repository:

 git remote add <remote name> <remote URL>

Push changes to a remote repository:
```
 git push origin <branch name>
```
Pull changes from a remote repository:
```
 git pull origin <branch name>
```
Show remote origin URL
```
 git remote -v
```

Add remote origin URL

 git remote add origin <your/remote/git/URL>

Remove remote origin URL
```
 git remote remove origin
```
Fetch all the remote branches
```
 git fetch
```

Rewrite History

Rebase apply any commits of the current branch ahead of the specified one
```
 git rebase <branch_name>
```
Reset clear staging area, rewrite the working tree from the specified commit
```
 git reset --soft <commit>
```

Temporary Commits

Save modified and staged changes
```
 git stash
```
List stack order of stashed file changes
```
 git stash list
```
Write working from the top of the stash stack
```
 git stash pop
```
Discard the changes from the top of the stash stack
```
 git stash drop
```

Miscellaneous

Check the status of your Git repository:
```
 git status
```

Set global username and email for Git (Locally)

 git config --global user.name "<your username>"
 git config --global user.email "<your email>"

Restore the file from being modified to being Tracked
```
 git restore <filename>
 git checkout <filename>
```
View the commit history of your Git repository:
```
 git log
```
View the difference between the two commits:
```
 git diff <commit 1> <commit 2>
```

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GitHub Commands

Creating a Repository

Create a new repository on GitHub and copy the URL.
Clone the repository to your local machine:
```
 git clone <repository_URL>
```

Collaborating with Others

Add a collaborator to the repository:

Settings -> Manage access -> Invite a collaborator
Accept a collaborator invitation:

Notifications -> Invitations
Fork a repository:

Click the "Fork" button on the repository's GitHub page
Create a pull request:

Click the "New pull request" button on the repository's GitHub page
Review and merge a pull request:

Click the "Merge pull request" button on the repository's GitHub page

Thank You,

Abhisek Moharana

Git & GitHub Cheat Sheet

Day 12 of 90daysofdevops

Table of contents

Git Commands

Creating a Repository

Staging Changes

Committing Changes

Branching

Remote Repositories

Rewrite History

Temporary Commits

Miscellaneous

GitHub Commands

Creating a Repository

Collaborating with Others