Git Command Line Cheat Sheet A quick reference to the most commonly used Git commands.
Task
Command
Clone a repository
git clone <repo-url>
Initialize a repository
git init
View remote URLs
git remote -v
Add a remote
git remote add origin <url>
Remove a remote
git remote remove origin
Task
Command
Check status
git status
Stage file(s)
git add <file> or git add .
Unstage file
git reset <file>
Commit changes
git commit -m "Your message"
Amend last commit
git commit --amend
Task
Command
List branches
git branch
Create a new branch
git checkout -b <branch-name>
Switch branches
git checkout <branch-name>
Merge branch
git merge <branch-name>
Delete branch
git branch -d <branch-name>
Task
Command
Pull latest changes
git pull
Push current branch
git push
Push new branch
git push -u origin <branch-name>
Task
Command
View commit history
git log
One-line history
git log --oneline --graph --all
Show changes (unstaged)
git diff
Show staged changes
git diff --cached
Show changes for a file
git log -p <file>
Task
Command
Discard changes (unstaged)
git checkout -- <file>
Remove untracked files
git clean -f
Reset to last commit
git reset --hard
Use git stash to temporarily save changes.
Use git rebase -i for interactive rebase and cleanup.
Use .gitignore to exclude files from version control.