git.md

Git

Git Links

Purpose	URL
Cache Git Password for easy pushing	https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git/#next-steps-authenticating-with-github-from-git
Checkout local copies of pull requests from GitHub remotes	https://gist.github.com/gnarf/5406589
Checkout branch on a fork	https://help.github.com/articles/configuring-a-remote-for-a-fork/
Commonly used commands	https://github.com/git-tips/tips
Interactive Tutorial: Learn Git Branching	http://learngitbranching.js.org/

Git Glossary

Term	Meaning
Working Directory	Files that are currently being worked on (or checked out)
Index (staging area)	Files that have been prepped for a commit
Commit	A group of files, accompanied by a descriptive message, that are going to be pushed to the repo eventually

Common Git Commands

Create a new local branch based off the current branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git checkout -b <branch-name>	None	None

Create a new local branch based off another branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git branch <new-branch> <old-branch>	None	None

Create a remote branch based on the current branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git push <remote-name> <branch-name>	None	None

Rename a local branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git branch -m <oldname> <newname>	Use if you're renaming a branch you're not on	None
git branch -m <newname>	Use if you're on the branch	None

Delete a local branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git branch -d <branch-name>	None	None

Delete a remote branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git push origin :<branch-name>	None	None

Show all local branches and their tracking information

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git branch -vv	None	None

Stop tracking a remote branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git branch --unset-upstream	None	None

Pull a remote branch

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git fetch && git checkout <branch-name>	None	None

Store uncommitted local changes

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git stash	Store changes without description	None
git stash save "Description of what the changes are"	Store changes with description (deprecated in v2.15)	None
git stash push -m "Description of what the changes are"	Store changes with description	None
git stash list	List out all stored changes (max: 20)	None
git stash apply	Restore changes from the top of the list without removing them from the list of stored changes	None
git stash apply stash@{n}	Restore changes from a specific position in the list without removing them from the list of stored changes	None
git stash pop	Restore changes from the top of the list while removing them from the list of stored changes	None
git stash pop stash@{n}	Restore changes from a specific position in the list while removing them from the list of stored changes	None

Find the commit where a bug was introduced (Need a commit hash of when it works and when it doesnt work)

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git bisect start - Start git bisect operations git bisect good master - Commit hash where the problem is not occurring git bisect bad 50a2ea02 - Commit hash where the problem is occurring As each commit is checked out, test for it and tell git if it is occurring or not git bisect good - Problem is not occurring git bisect bad - Problem is occurring git bisect reset - Terminate git bisect operations	Detailed Instructions: http://webchick.net/node/99	None

Find the commit where a bug was fixed (Need a commit hash of when it works and when it doesnt work)

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git bisect start - Start git bisect operations git bisect bad master - Commit hash where the problem is not occurring git bisect good 50a2ea02 - Commit hash where the problem is occurring As each commit is checked out, test for it and tell git if it is occurring or not git bisect good - Problem is occurring git bisect bad - Problem is not occurring git bisect reset - Terminates git bisect operations	The idea is to reverse the process of git bisect and tell it that it is good when it doesn't work and it is bad when it does work. Detailed Instructions: http://stackoverflow.com/a/15407206/83916	None

Change commit history (Remove a commit, rename a commit message)

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git rebase -i master - Start rebasing in interactive mode Type s to go into edit mode Put pick (p) (keep commit), squash (s) (add commit to the commit above it), or drop (d) (remove the commit), to the commit you want to affect ESC and :wq - Get out of edit mode and save the rebase git push --force-with-lease - Force push the current commit history to the remote branch (The --force-with-lease flag will alert you if there are new commits on the remote branch which you don't have so you can decide to override those or not) Detailed Instructions: https://dev.to/maxwell_dev/the-git-rebase-introduction-i-wish-id-had	None	None

View the latest commits in the repo

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git log	None	None
git log --stat	The --stat parameter specifies that each commit should display the names of the files that were changed	None
git log -p	The -p parameter specifies that each commit should display the full diff	None
git log --oneline	The --oneline parameter specifies that each commit should display on a single line in an abbreviated fashion	None

Add files to the staging area

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git add <filename with extension>	By specifying the specific filename, only that file will be added to the staging area	None
git add -A	The -A parameter specifies that all tracked files will be added to the staging area	None
git add "*.txt"	The wildcard(*) character specifies that any file matching anything before the file extension will be added to the staging area	None

Commit files to the repo

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git commit -m "Provide an informative commit message here"	Commits all staged files	None
git commit -a -m "Provide an informative commit message here"	Stages all tracked files and commits them	None
git commit --amend -m "New commit message"	Add all staged files to the previous commit and override the previous commit message with a new one (optional)	None
git commit --amend --no-edit git push -f origin <branch name>	Make changes to the last commit and force push the changes to the remote repo. This will overwrite the history so it appears as if the latest change was there in the last commit.	None

Check the line differences of files in various stages of development

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git diff	Show differences between the working directory and the staging area	None
git diff --staged	Show differences between the staging area and the most recent commit	None
git diff HEAD	Show differences between the working directory and the most recent commit	None

Unstage files

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git reset HEAD <filename with extension>	Remove the specified file from the staging area	None
git reset --soft HEAD^	Undo last commit and move files back to staging	None
git reset --hard HEAD^	Undo last commit and remove all changes	None
git reset --hard HEAD^^	Undo last two commits and remove all changes	None

Copy specific commits to another branch
https://www.previousnext.com.au/blog/intro-cherry-picking-git

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git cherry-pick <commit hash>	Copy a single commit to the current branch	None
git cherry-pick <commit hash> <commit hash> <commit hash>	Copy several commits to the current branch	None
git cherry-pick --continue	If the cherry picking gets halted because of conflicts, resolve them and then continue copying commit(s) to current branch	None
git cherry-pick --abort	Cancel copying commit(s) to current branch	None

Associate an alias with a remote repo URL

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git remote add <remote-name> <repo-url>	Creates an alias which tells Git that the remote-name specified relates to the specified Git repo URL Example: git remote add origin https://github.com/example/example-repo.git	None
git remote -v	List all remote repos available and their alias	None

Get help

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git help	Displays a list of common git commands	![Example - git help] (https://github.com/zeckdude/code-references/blob/master/img/git/git_help_1.png)
git help <command name>	Displays detailed information about a specific git command and its parameters	![Example - git help ] (https://github.com/zeckdude/code-references/blob/master/img/git/git_help_2.png)

Configure Git Settings

Command	Notes	Screenshot
git config --global user.name "Jim Bob"	Sets the name to record when committing changes	None
git config --global user.email jim.bob@hotmail.com	Sets the email to record when comitting changes	None