Certainly! Here's a revised and formatted version of your Git Cheat Sheet in Markdown:
Git Cheat Sheet
Git is the free and open-source distributed version control system responsible for everything GitHub-related that happens locally on your computer. This cheat sheet features the most important and commonly used Git commands for easy reference.
Installation & GUIs🔽
GitHub provides platform-specific installers for Git, offering both a command line tool and a graphical user interface (GUI) for day-to-day interaction, review, and repository synchronization.
- GitHub for Windows
- GitHub for Mac
- For Linux and Solaris platforms, the latest release is available on the official Git website.
- Git for All Platforms
Setup🔽
Configuring user information used across all local repositories:
git config --global user.name "[firstname lastname]"
git config --global user.email "[valid-email]"
git config --global color.ui auto
Setup & Init🔽
Configuring user information, initializing, and cloning repositories:
git init
git clone [url]
Stage & Snapshot🔽
Working with snapshots and the Git staging area:
git status
git add [file]
git reset [file]
git diff
git diff --staged
git commit -m "[descriptive message]"
Branch & Merge🔽
Isolating work in branches, changing context, and integrating changes:
git branch
git branch [branch-name]
git checkout [branch]
git merge [branch]
git log
Inspect & Compare🔽
Examining logs, diffs, and object information:
git log
git log branchB..branchA
git log --follow [file]
git diff branchB...branchA
git show [SHA]
Tracking Path Changes🔽
Versioning file removes and path changes:
git rm [file]
git mv [existing-path] [new-path]
git log --stat -M
Ignoring Patterns🔽
Preventing unintentional staging or committing of files:
Create a .gitignore file with patterns:
logs/
*.notes
pattern*/
Set a system-wide ignore pattern for all local repositories:
git config --global core.excludesfile [file]
Share & Update🔽
Retrieving updates from another repository and updating local repos:
git remote add [alias] [url]
git fetch [alias]
git merge [alias]/[branch]
git push [alias] [branch]
git pull
Rewrite History🔽
Rewriting branches, updating commits, and clearing history:
git rebase [branch]
git reset --hard [commit]
Temporary Commits🔽
Temporarily store modified, tracked files to change branches:
git stash
git stash list
git stash pop
git stash drop
This cheat sheet covers the essential Git commands for various tasks. Keep it handy for quick reference!
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