the_information_nexus/docs/tech_docs/git_cheat_sheet.md

Git Cheatsheet

1. Remote Repository Commands

• Clone a repository:
  git clone git@github.com:USER-NAME/REPOSITORY-NAME.git
• Push changes to a specific remote branch:
  git push origin BRANCH-NAME
• Pull changes from a specific remote branch:
  git pull origin BRANCH-NAME

2. Workflow Commands

• Add all changes to the staging area:
  git add .

• Commit changes with a message:
  git commit -m "Your descriptive commit message"

3. Checking Status & Log History

• Check the current state and changes:
  git status

• View the commit history:
  git log

4. Branching

• Create and switch to a new branch:
  git checkout -b BRANCH_NAME

• Switch to an existing branch:
  git checkout BRANCH_NAME

• List all branches:
  git branch

• Delete a branch:
  git branch -d BRANCH_NAME

5. Additional Commands

• Show changes between the working directory and index:
  git diff

• Revert changes from a specified commit:
  git revert COMMIT

• Reset the current branch head to a specified commit:
  git reset COMMIT

• Temporarily save changes:
  git stash

6. Tips & Best Practices

• Use branches for development.
• Commit regularly with descriptive messages.
• Use pull requests to merge changes.
• Resolve conflicts promptly.

7. Basic Git Syntax (Simplified Model)

The basic Git syntax is program | action | destination.

For example:

• git add . is read as git | add | ., where the period represents everything in the current directory.
• git commit -m "message" is read as git | commit -m | "message".
• git status is read as git | status | (no destination).
• git push origin main is read as git | push | origin main.

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Remember: Practice makes you better at Git! Keep this cheatsheet handy.