Git Cheat Sheet
Complete reference guide for Git with interactive examples and live playground links
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Basic Commands
Repository Setup
Basic repository commands
Git
# Initialize repository
git init
# Clone repository
git clone <url>
# Remote management
git remote add origin <url>
git remote -v
git remote remove originBasic Workflow
Basic Git workflow
Git
# Check status
git status
# Add files
git add <file>
git add .
# Commit changes
git commit -m "message"
git commit -am "message" # add and commit
# Push changes
git push origin <branch>Branching
Branch management
Git
# List branches
git branch
git branch -a
# Create branch
git branch <name>
git checkout -b <name>
# Switch branch
git checkout <branch>
git switch <branch>
# Delete branch
git branch -d <branch>
git branch -D <branch> # force deleteAdvanced Commands
Merging
Merge operations
Git
# Merge branch
git merge <branch>
# Merge with no-ff
git merge --no-ff <branch>
# Abort merge
git merge --abort
# Resolve conflicts
git status # check conflicts
# edit files
git add <resolved-files>
git commit # complete mergeRebasing
Rebase operations
Git
# Rebase branch
git rebase <branch>
# Interactive rebase
git rebase -i HEAD~3
# Abort rebase
git rebase --abort
# Continue rebase
git rebase --continue
# Skip commit
git rebase --skipStashing
Stash management
Git
# Save changes
git stash
git stash save "message"
# List stashes
git stash list
# Apply stash
git stash apply
git stash pop
# Drop stash
git stash drop
git stash clearHistory Management
Viewing History
History viewing commands
Git
# Log
git log
git log --oneline
git log --graph
git log --author="name"
# Show changes
git show <commit>
git diff <commit1> <commit2>
# Blame
git blame <file>Undoing Changes
Undoing changes
Git
# Reset
git reset --soft HEAD~1
git reset --mixed HEAD~1
git reset --hard HEAD~1
# Revert
git revert <commit>
# Amend
git commit --amend
# Clean
git clean -n # dry run
git clean -fd # force deleteTags
Tag management
Git
# Create tag
git tag <name>
git tag -a <name> -m "message"
# List tags
git tag
git tag -l "v1.*"
# Delete tag
git tag -d <name>
git push origin :refs/tags/<name>Collaboration
Remote Operations
Remote operations
Git
# Fetch
git fetch origin
git fetch --all
# Pull
git pull origin <branch>
git pull --rebase origin <branch>
# Push
git push origin <branch>
git push -f origin <branch> # force
# Push tags
git push origin --tagsPull Requests
Pull request workflow
Git
# Create PR
1. Push branch
2. Create PR on GitHub/GitLab
3. Add reviewers
4. Add description
5. Submit PR
# Review PR
1. Check changes
2. Add comments
3. Approve/Request changes
4. Merge PRCode Review
Code review process
Git
# Review changes
git diff <branch>
# Checkout PR
git fetch origin pull/<id>/head:<branch>
git checkout <branch>
# Review commits
git log <branch>Best Practices
Commit Messages
Commit message guidelines
Git
# Format
<type>(<scope>): <subject>
<body>
<footer>
# Types
- feat: new feature
- fix: bug fix
- docs: documentation
- style: formatting
- refactor: code change
- test: testing
- chore: maintenanceBranch Strategy
Branching strategy
Git
# Main branches
main/master # production
develop # development
# Supporting branches
feature/* # new features
bugfix/* # bug fixes
release/* # release prep
hotfix/* # urgent fixes
# Workflow
1. Create feature branch
2. Develop feature
3. Create PR
4. Review & merge
5. Delete branchGit Hooks
Git hooks usage
Git
# Pre-commit
- Lint code
- Run tests
- Check formatting
# Pre-push
- Run full test suite
- Check coverage
- Build project
# Post-merge
- Update dependencies
- Generate docs
- Notify teamGit - Interactive Developer Reference
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