Git cheat sheet

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Searchable reference for everyday git commands.

Setup

git config --global user.name "…"	Set committer name
git config --global user.email "…"	Set committer email
git init	Initialize a new repo
git clone <url>	Clone a remote repo

Stage & commit

git status	Show working tree state
git add <path>	Stage a file (or `.` for all)
git add -p	Stage selectively (hunk by hunk)
git commit -m "msg"	Commit staged changes
git commit --amend	Amend the last commit
git restore --staged <path>	Unstage a file

Branch & switch

git branch	List local branches
git branch -a	List local + remote branches
git switch <branch>	Switch to an existing branch
git switch -c <new>	Create + switch to new branch
git branch -d <branch>	Delete (safe)
git branch -D <branch>	Delete (force)

Sync

git fetch --all --prune	Update remotes (no merge)
git pull --rebase	Fetch + rebase local commits
git push	Push current branch
git push -u origin <branch>	Push + set upstream
git push --force-with-lease	Safer force push

History

git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all	Compact graph of all branches
git log -p <path>	Show patches that touch path
git blame <path>	Who changed each line
git show <ref>	Show commit details
git diff	Unstaged changes
git diff --cached	Staged changes

Undo

git restore <path>	Discard unstaged changes
git reset HEAD~1	Move HEAD back, keep changes
git reset --hard <ref>	Move HEAD, drop changes (destructive)
git revert <ref>	New commit that undoes <ref>
git clean -fd	Remove untracked files + dirs

Stash & worktrees

git stash push -m "msg"	Save WIP
git stash list	Show stashes
git stash pop	Re-apply most recent
git worktree add ../path <branch>	Add a separate working tree
git worktree list	List worktrees