Git Commands

Distributed version control.

Basics

git status

Shows the state of the working directory and staging area — which files are staged, unstaged, or untracked.

git add

Stages changes so they'll be included in the next commit.

git commit

Records the currently staged changes as a new commit.

Remotes

git push

Uploads local commits on the current branch to a remote repository.

git pull

Fetches commits from a remote and merges (or rebases) them into the current branch.

Branching

git branch

Lists, creates, or deletes branches.

git checkout

Switches branches or restores working-tree files.

git merge

Combines another branch's history into the current branch, creating a merge commit if the histories have diverged.

History

git rebase

Replays the current branch's commits on top of another branch, producing a linear history instead of a merge commit.

git log

Shows commit history for the current branch.

git diff

Shows changes between commits, the working tree, and the staging area.

git stash

Temporarily shelves uncommitted changes so you can switch context, then reapplies them later.