Git Notes

Common Commands

Short Description	Command	Description
Add	git add <pattern>
Add All	git add -u	Add all pending changes.
Clean	git clean	Clean all untracked changes.
Clean Preview	git clean -n
Clone Repository	git clone <project URL>
Commit Pending	git commit -m "<message>"
Initialize Repository	git init <project name>
Move	git mv <source> <target>
Pull from Master	git pull origin master
Push to Master	git push origin master
Remove	git rm <target>
Revert	git revert <version>
Repository Status	git status
View Pending	git log origin/master..HEAD
View Pending Diff	git diff origin/master..HEAD

Special Workflows

Reset History

#!/bin/bash

git checkout --orphan latest_branch
git add -A
git commit -am "Initial commit."
git branch -D master
git branch -m master
git push -f origin master

rm -rf .git;
git init;
git add .;
git commit -m "Initial commit";
git remote add origin https://github.com/<username>/<repo>.git;
git push -u --force origin master;

Delete Tag

Can be used to delete tags upstream (e.g. GitHub).

git push --delete origin v1.0

Other Options

Cache credentials for a day.

git config credential.helper 'cache --timeout 86400'

Resources

• GitLab: Git Cheat Sheet - Larger font in landscape.
• GitHub: Git Cheat Sheet - Only 2 pages as smaller font in potrait.