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Git Cheat Sheet

This page contains a list of commonly used git commands and flags.

Basic command

Creation of a new local repo 

 git init

User and email configuration 

 git config --global user.email sam@google.com

Adding modified files for the next commit 

 git add 'file-name' or '.' for all file

Create a commit 

 git commit -m 'Your message'

Information on the status of the current branch 

 git status

View file changes 

 git diff

Publish local changes to the git server 

 git push origin master

List the local branches 

 git branch

List the server branches (remote) 

 git branch -r

List the local and server branches (all) 

 git branch -a

Tilt of branch 

 git checkout 'Branch-name'

Create a branche 

 git checkout -b 'NAME'

Delete a branch (delete) 

 git branch -d 'name'

To merge all the modifications present on the remote repository into the local working directory (to be used before pushing the local modifications to avoid conflicts if another person has made modifications) 

 git pull
merge is used to merge a branch into the active branch 
 git merge 'branch-name'

You can find above a list of basic commands to use git but there are many more options depending on your needs. Here are some websites to learn more :