Essential Git Commands Cheat Sheet for Developers

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Set your Git username (global setting).

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

Set your Git email (global setting).

git config --global core.editor "code"

Set VS Code (or your preferred editor) as default.

git config --list

Show all current Git configuration.

git init

Initialize a new Git repository.

git clone <repo-url>

Copy a remote repo to your local machine.

git remote -v

List remote repositories.

git remote add origin <url>

Link local repo to remote origin.

git status

View modified and staged files.

git add <file>

Stage a specific file.

git add .

Stage all changes.

git commit -m "Your message"

Commit staged changes with a message.

git commit -am "Message"

Add and commit tracked files in one step.

git branch

List branches.

git branch <branch-name>

Create a new branch.

git checkout <branch-name>

Switch to a branch.

git checkout -b <branch-name>

Create and switch to a new branch.

git merge <branch>

Merge a branch into current.

git branch -d <branch>

Delete a branch locally.

git push origin <branch>

Push changes to remote branch.

git pull origin <branch>

Pull latest changes from remote.

git fetch

Fetch changes without merging.

git log

View commit history.

git log --oneline

Condensed commit history.

git show <commit>

Show details of a specific commit.

git restore <file>

Undo changes in file.

git reset <file>

Unstage a file.

git reset --hard

Discard all changes (use with caution).

git revert <commit>

Create a new commit that undoes the changes of a previous commit.

git tag

List tags.

git tag <tag-name>

Create a new tag.

git push origin <tag-name>

Push a tag to remote.

git stash

Save your uncommitted changes temporarily.

git stash list

View stashed changes.

git stash apply

Reapply the last stashed changes.

git stash drop

Remove a stash.