Git is one of the most popular version control systems in the world. Since its release more than 11 years ago it became a must have for web development specialists and web development agencies alike. Here is a list of very handy Git commands which you can use for app development or web development:
Setting details
git config --global user.name "John Doe" git config --global user.email john@example.com Use --global to set the configuration for all projects. If git config is used without --global and run inside a project directory, the settings are set for the specific project.
Ignoring file modes
cd project/ git config core.filemode false This option is useful if the file permissions are not important to us, for example when we are on Windows.
See current settings
git config –list
Clone a remote repository
git clone https://github.com/username/somerepo.git This creates a new directory with the name of the repository.
Get help for a specific command
git help clone
Create and Checkout a New Branch
git checkout -b
Checkout a Remote Branch
git checkout -b origin/
See differences between two commits
git diff COMMIT1_ID COMMIT2_ID
See recent commit history
git log
Abort Changes
git checkout --
Modify the Previous Commit's Message
git commit --amend
Partial Change Checkin
git add --edit
Undo the Previous Commit
git revert HEAD^
Temporarily Stash Changes, Restore Later
# After changes have been made... git stash # Do some other things here #Re-apply the changes git stash pop
Delete a Remote Branch
git push origin :
Pull in the Latest from a Shared Repository
# Add a remote branch git remote add # Get changes from that branch git fetch
Pushing, deleting and tagging tags
# Create a Tag git tag # Delete the tag git tag -d # Push Tags git push --tags
Making changes and creating patches
git diff > some_patch_1.patch
Adding files and creating patches
git add newfile git diff --staged > some_patch.patch
Applying patch patches
git apply -v some_patch_2.patch
