Git cheat sheet

git help  or  git  --help
git help <command>
git status
git log
git log -p <file>         #history for a given file
exit

git init                  #create repo

git add <file>            #stage file
git add .                 #adds all new files
git add -u                #updates tracking for deleted or renamed files
git add -A                # same as previous two ones

git commit -m "message"   #commit to local repo
git commit -a             #automatically stage tracked files that have been modified or deleted

git diff                  #changes in working directory not yet staged for a commit.
git diff --cached         #changes that are  staged

git tag <tag>             #mark current commit with a tag

git checkout <commit> <file> #restore local file to a previous 
git checkout master       #return to the most advanced point after chckout of a previous
git checkout HEAD <file>  #restore local files to the last commited state (does not affect new files)commit

git reset HEAD             #make index same as HEAD (discarding staged files)
git reset HEAD <stagedfile>#make index same as HEAD; remove file from the index
git reset --hard <commit>  #discard all local changes permamently

git revert <commit>       #remove given commit from history

git rm --cached <file>    #removes the file from index alone and keeps it in your working copy: exact opposite of git add file

git branch                #see branches, and what branch you are in
git branch -d brnchname   #delete

git checkout branch       #create or move HEAD to the branch
git checkout master       #switch back to the master

git merge branch          #merge branch into the current branch (typically, master)
git merge --abort

git rebase <branch>       #rebase current HEAD into branch

git clone ssh://...

git push <branch>         #take local changes to remote repo
git fetch <remote>        #download changes but don't integrate into HEAD
git pull <remote>         #download changes and integrate/merge into HEAD

git remote add origin https://github.com/... : links local to remote repo
git remote -v             #list configured remotes
git remote show <remote>  #

git config --global user.name "name"
git config --global user.email "email"
git config --global core.editor "nano"
git config --list