Micro Cheatsheet

This cheatsheet is designed for learners of the Git & GitHub Masterclass by Happywala Engineer. It provides quick access to essential Git and GitHub commands, organized by category, to help you navigate, manage, and Git and GitHub effectively.

Setup & Configuration

• git version → Display the installed version of Git
• git help <command> → Get help for a specific command
• git config --global user.name "Your Name" → Set your username globally
• git config --global user.email "your@email.com" → Set your email globally
• git config --list → View all configurations

Repository Management

• git init → Initialize a new Git repository
• git clone <repo-url> → Clone an existing repository
• git remote add origin <url> → Add a remote repository
• git remote -v → List remote repositories
• git remote remove <name> → Remove a remote

Basic Snapshotting

• git status → Show working directory status
• git add <file> → Stage a file
• git add . → Stage all changes
• git reset <file> → Unstage a file
• git commit -m "message" → Commit staged changes
• git commit -am "message" → Add & commit tracked files in one step

Branching & Merging

• git branch → List branches
• git branch <name> → Create a new branch
• git checkout <branch> → Switch to a branch
• git checkout -b <branch> → Create & switch to a new branch
• git merge <branch> → Merge a branch into current branch
• git branch -d <branch> → Delete a branch
• git branch -D <branch> → Force delete a branch

Remote Synchronizing

• git fetch → Download objects & refs from remote
• git pull → Fetch & merge from remote
• git push origin <branch> → Push branch to remote
• git push -u origin <branch> → Push branch & set upstream
• git push → Push committed changes

Viewing History

• git log → Show commit history
• git log --oneline → Compact commit history
• git log --graph --oneline --decorate → Visualize branch history
• git show <commit> → Show details of a commit
• git diff → Show unstaged changes
• git diff --staged → Show staged changes

Undoing Changes

• git checkout -- <file> → Discard changes in working directory
• git reset HEAD <file> → Unstage a file
• git reset --hard → Reset to last commit (discard all changes)
• git revert <commit> → Create a new commit that undoes changes

Stashing in Git

• git stash → Save changes temporarily
• git stash list → Show stashed changes
• git stash apply → Reapply stashed changes
• git stash drop → Delete a stash
• git stash pop → Apply & remove stash

Advanced Commands

• git rebase <branch> → Reapply commits on top of another base branch
• git cherry-pick <commit> → Apply a specific commit to current branch
• git tag <tagname> → Create a tag
• git tag → List tags
• git push origin <tag> → Push tag to remote