Git Cheatsheet

git clone <repo_url> [folder_name]

git branch <branch_name>

git checkout <branch_name>

# Between working area and default branch (usually master)
git diff

# Between staged changes and default branch (usually master)
git diff --staged

# Between working area and some other branch
git diff <remote>/<branch>

# Between working area and stashed changes
git stash show -p
git stash show -p stash@{1}

git checkout -b <branch_name>

git remote add <remote_name> <repo_url>

git branch -t <branch_name> <remote_name>/<remote_branch>

git checkout <branch_name>
git branch -u <remote_name>/<remote_branch>

# Delete merged branch
git branch -d <branch>

# Delete non-merged branch (or force deletion)
git branch -D <branch>

git push origin :<branch_name>

git branch --merged

git tag -a <tag_name> -m "<comment>"

git push origin <tag_name>

git tag -d <tag_name>

git push origin :<tag_name>

git checkout -b <branch_name> <tag_name>

git tag --contains <commit_id>
# Or
git describe --contains <commit_id>

git gc --prune

git remote prune <remote>

git reset HEAD <file>
git checkout <file>

git push -f <remote> <commit_sha1>:<branch_name>

# Unstage changes on a tracked file
git reset HEAD <file>

# Unstage changes on a currently-untracked file
git rm --cached <file>

# Unstage changes on the working copy
# (use this instruction with caution, you could lose data)
git checkout -f

git reset --hard

git reset --soft HEAD^

# HEAD@{1} gives you the commit that HEAD pointed at before
git reset --soft HEAD@{1}

git blame -L <line_from>,<line_to> <file>

git add <other files>
git commit --amend

git commit --amend --author "Your name <your.email@address.com>"

git commit  --amend --date="$(date -R)"

git reset HEAD <file>

# To a specific commit
git checkout <commit_sha1> <file>

# To a specific branch
git reset <remote>/<branch> <file>

# Resolve accepting the remote changes
git checkout --theirs <file>

# Resolve accepting the local changes
git checkout --ours <file>

git revert -m 1 <commit_sha1>

git clean -f [-i]

# Get the base commit for your branch
$ git merge-base your-branch master

# Use the hash returned by the previous command to rebase
$ git rebase -i <HASH>

# Previous command will open up your text editor with something like this:
#   pick 1fc6c95 do something
#   pick 6b2481b do something else
#   pick dd1475d changed some things
#   pick c619268 fixing typos
#
# Replace `pick` for `squash` in all lines but first, like this:
#   pick 1fc6c95 do something
#   squash 6b2481b do something else
#   squash dd1475d changed some things
#   squash c619268 fixing typos
# Save and close the file, wait for a new instance of your text editor,
# edit your commit message and enjoy your brand new commit!