Git Roadmap
- Sairam Penjarla
- Jun 7, 2024
- 2 min read
Most Important commands
Initialize a repository: git init
Clone a repository: git clone <repository-url>
Check the status of your working directory: git status
Add files to staging area: git add .
Commit changes: git commit -m "Initial commit"
Push changes to remote repository: git push origin main
Create a new branch and switch to it: git checkout -b feature-branch
Merge a branch into the main branch: git checkout main git merge feature-branch
Stash changes temporarily: git stash
Apply stashed changes: git stash apply
All commands
Initializing a Repository
git init: Initialize a new Git repository
Configuring Git
git config: Set up Git configurations
git config --global user.name "Your Name": Set your name for commits
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com": Set your email for commits
Creating and Cloning Repositories
git clone <repository-url>: Clone a repository from a URL
git clone <repository-url> <directory>: Clone a repository into a specific directory
git clone --depth=1 <repository-url>: Clone a repository with a limited history.
Basic Repository Operations
git status: Check the status of the repository
git add <file>: Add file(s) to the staging area
git commit -m "Commit message": Commit staged changes with a message
git commit -am "Commit message": Stage and commit all modified files with a message
git log: View commit history
Branching and Merging
git branch: List all branches
git branch <branch-name>: Create a new branch
git checkout <branch-name>: Switch to a different branch
git merge <branch-name>: Merge changes from another branch into the current branch
git branch -d <branch-name>: Delete a branch
Remote Repositories
git remote add <name> <url>: Add a new remote repository
git remote -v: List all remote repositories
git push <remote-name> <branch-name>: Push local commits to a remote repository
git pull <remote-name> <branch-name>: Fetch and merge changes from a remote repository
git fetch <remote-name>: Fetch changes from a remote repository without merging.
Undoing Changes
git checkout -- <file>: Discard changes in the working directory for a specific file
git reset HEAD <file>: Unstage changes for a specific file
git reset --hard HEAD: Discard all local changes and revert to the last commit
git revert <commit>: Revert a specific commit
Advanced Git Techniques
git rebase <branch-name>: Reapply commits on top of another base
git cherry-pick <commit>: Apply a specific commit to the current branch
git tag <tag-name>: Create a lightweight tag
git submodule: Manage Git submodules
Git Collaboration
git fetch: Download objects and refs from another repository
git push: Update remote refs along with associated objects
git pull: Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch
Git Workflow
git flow init: Initialize a repository for GitFlow
git flow feature start <feature-name>: Start a new feature branch
git flow feature finish <feature-name>: Finish a feature branch and merge it into develop
git flow release start <version>: Start a new release branch
git flow release finish <version>: Finish a release branch and merge it into master and develop
