Git Bash Commands Cheat Sheet
Inspect & Compare
Traking Path Changes
git ls-files# List all files tracked by Gitgit blame <file># Show who changed what in a filegit bisect# Find the commit that introduced a buggit reflog# Show a log of all local commitsgit cat-file -p <commit># Display the content of a commit objectgit rev-parse <ref># Get the SHA-1 hash of a referencegit fsck# Verify the integrity of the repositorygit gc# Clean up unnecessary files and optimize the repository
Remove, and Rename
git rm <file># Remove a file from the repository and working directorygit mv <old-name> <new-name># Rename or move a filegit clean -f# Remove untracked files from the working directorygit clean -fd# Remove untracked files and directories from the working directory
Tags
git tag# List tagsgit tag <tag-name># Create a lightweight taggit tag -a <tag-name> -m "<message>"# Create an annotated taggit push origin <tag-name># Push a tag to the remote repositorygit tag -d <tag-name># Delete a local taggit push origin --delete <tag-name># Delete a remote taggit tag --contains <commit># Find tags containing a specific commitgit describe# Describe the most recent tag and commit
Advanced Commands
git submodule add <repository> <path># Add a Git submodulegit submodule init# Initialize Git submodulesgit submodule update# Update Git submodulesgit submodule foreach <command># Execute a command in all submodulesgit grep <pattern># Search for a pattern in the repositorygit log -S"<pattern>"# Search for commits that added or removed a patterngit archive --format=zip --output=<output-file> <branch># Create a zip archive of a branchgit shortlog# Summarize commit logs by authorgit log --graph --decorate --oneline# Display commit history as a graphgit rev-list --count <ref># Count the number of commits in a branchgit commit --amend# Modify the last commitgit commit --amend -m "<new-message>"# Modify the last commit messagegit reflog expire --expire=now --all# Remove all reflog entriesgit rev-parse --show-toplevel# Show the root directory of the repositorygit config --global alias.<alias-name> '<git-command>'# Create a Git aliasgit help <command># Show help for a Git command