This post is just a basic listing of simple git commands. These are the basics commands to start using Git, this is mostly for my own
reference. You can download git here: https://git-scm.com/. For a complete guide on git, check out https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
Local Repo Git Commands
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Command
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Description
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Example
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git init
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Used to set up a directory as a Git
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git init
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git status
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Check
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git
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git branch
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Creates a branch off current
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git branch MyBranch
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git checkout
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Switches
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git
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git add
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Adds a single for to the staging
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git add MyFile.cpp
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git add .
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Adds
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git
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Git commit
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Commits a change to the
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git commit
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git commit -m
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Commits
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git
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git commit -a -m
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Stages and Commits all change using inline
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git commit -a -m ‘Change
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touch
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Creates
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touch
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git stash
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Places all committed changes into a working directory
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git stash
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git stash apply
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Recovers
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Git
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Git Ignore file can be used to exclude files from the repo. Use pattern or file name in the “.gitignore” file. I.e. *.log.
Remote Repo Git Commands
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Command
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Description
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Example
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git remote
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Displays the currently available remote
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git remote
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git clone
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Clones
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git
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git remote -v
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Displays the repo URL
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git remote -v
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git fetch
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Will
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git
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git pull origin
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Will fetch and merge the changes from a remote repo
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git pull origin
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git push <remoterepo>
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Pushes
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git
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git remote add <repoalias>
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Creates a new local repo from a remote with an
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git remote add myrepo
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Craig Wilson 