Git Cheatsheet

Task	Command	Description
Configure git	git config --global user.name "Your Name"	Set name for commits
	git config --global user.email "you@example.com	Set email address for commits
	git config --global user.email	Check email is set correctly
	git config --list	List all configuration values
Need help?	git config --help	List all config options
Change directory and create folder	cd C:/Users/partrh/GitHub	Set working directory
	mkdir cheatsheets	Create working directory
	cd cheatsheets	Change working directory
	ls	List contents of working directory
Initialise existing repo	git init	Track directory with git
	rm -rf .git	Remove git from directory
	touch .gitignore	Create .gitignore file
Staging	git add cheatsheet.md	Add particular file to staging area
	git reset cheatsheet.md	Remove particular file from staging area
	git reset	Remove all files from staging area
Commit	git commit -m "Meaningful commit message"	Take a snapshot of file(s) with message
	git commit --amend	Change commit message
Fork	git clone https://github.com/NBS-Nigeria/ISIC-ISCO-CODER.git	Clone remote repo in current directory
Pull and push	git fetch	Retrieve history from remote branches
	git pull	Pull latest changes from remote into local repo
	git push	Push local commits to remote repo
Create branches	git branch	Check current branch
	git branch -a	Check local and remote branches
	git branch dev	Create new branch called ‘dev’
	git checkout dev	Switch to new branch
	git push -u origin dev	Push new branch to GitHub
Merge branches	git checkout main	Switch to main branch
	git pull origin main	Pull changes from remote main branch
	git branch --merged	Show branches that have been merged
	git merge dev	Merge dev branch
	git push origin main	Push to main branch
Deleting branches	git branch --merged	Show merged branches
	git branch -d dev	Delete dev branch locally
	git branch -a	Check branches on remote
	git push origin --delete dev	Delete branch remotely

Typical workflow

$ git branch dev # create branch
$ git checkout dev # switch to dev branch
$ git status # check current branch
$ git add . # add changed files to staging area
$ git commit -m "I updated this..." # commit changed files
$ git push -origin dev # push dev branch to remote
$ git checkout main # switch to main branch
$ git pull origin main # pull latest changes to main
$ git merge dev # merge dev to main branch
$ git push origin main # push main branch
$ git branch -d dev # delete local dev branch
$ git push origin --delete dev # delete remote dev branch