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Git Commands Reference

A complete list of commonly used Git commands for daily development: commits, merges, tags, comparisons, branching, stashing, logs, remotes, and more.

1. Basic Commands​

Initialize Repository​

git init

Clone Repository​

git clone <repo-url>

Check Status​

git status

Add Files​

git add <file>
git add .
git add -A

Remove Files​

git rm <file>
git rm --cached <file>

Change Default Branch Name​

git config --global init.defaultBranch <branch-name>

2. Commit Commands​

Commit with message​

git commit -m "message"

Commit all changes​

git commit -a -m "message"

Amend last commit​

git commit --amend

3. Branch Commands​

List branches​

git branch

Create branch​

git branch <name>

Switch branch​

git checkout <branch>
git switch <branch>

Create & switch branch​

git checkout -b <branch>
git switch -c <branch>

Delete branch​

git branch -d <branch>
git branch -D <branch>

4. Merge Commands​

Merge branch into current​

git merge <branch>

Abort merge​

git merge --abort

5. Rebase Commands​

Rebase onto another branch​

git rebase <branch>

Interactive rebase​

git rebase -i HEAD~5

Abort rebase​

git rebase --abort

6. Tag Commands​

Create tag​

git tag <tag-name>

Create annotated tag​

git tag -a <tag-name> -m "message"

List tags​

git tag

Push tag​

git push origin <tag>

Push all tags​

git push --tags

Delete tag​

git tag -d <tag>
git push origin :refs/tags/<tag>

7. Compare Files (Diff)​

Compare working directory changes​

git diff

Compare staged changes​

git diff --staged

Compare two commits​

git diff <commit1> <commit2>

Compare branches​

git diff <branch1> <branch2>

8. Log Commands​

Basic log​

git log

One-line log​

git log --oneline

Log with graph​

git log --graph --oneline --decorate --all

Show commit details​

git show <commit>

9. Stash Commands​

Save changes​

git stash

Save with message​

git stash push -m "message"

List stash​

git stash list

Apply stash​

git stash apply
git stash apply stash@{n}

Pop stash​

git stash pop

Drop stash​

git stash drop stash@{n}

10. Remote Commands​

List remotes​

git remote -v

Add remote​

git remote add origin <url>

Change remote URL​

git remote set-url origin <url>

Remove remote​

git remote remove <name>

Fetch​

git fetch
git fetch --all

Pull​

git pull

Push​

git push

Force push​

git push --force

11. Reset Commands​

Soft reset​

git reset --soft <commit>

Mixed reset (default)​

git reset <commit>

Hard reset​

git reset --hard <commit>

12. Clean Commands​

Preview clean​

git clean -n

Delete untracked files​

git clean -f

13. Submodule Commands​

Add submodule​

git submodule add <url> <path>

Update submodules​

git submodule update --init --recursive

14. Useful Shortcuts​

View last commit​

git log -1

Check which branch you are on​

git branch --show-current