In this article I will write about basic git commands for beginners.
What is git?
Git is the most popular version control system (VCS) in the world and it’s hard to imagine what a developer’s life would be like without it. Nowadays, the vast majority of developers – including individuals and large companies – choose Git for their projects.
Basic question, how to use git. In this article, I will help you
17 basic git commands
1. git –version
It shows the version of Git installed on your machine
2. git init
It will initialize the project folder into a “git repository”
3. git status
In simple terms, it will show your exactly which files/folders have been modified
4. git add .
It will add all your files to the git staging area. You can also add individual files to the staging area.
For example: git add "index.html"
5. git diff
It will show the difference between a file in the staging area and file that’s present in the working tree (untracked file)
6. git commit -m ‘msg’
It will save your changes in your local repository. It’s good practice to include proper commit message which helps in debugging
7. git push
It will push all the local changes that you have made to the remote github repository
8. git pull
It will pull (fetch) all the updated code from the remote branch and merge it with your local branch
9. git log
It will list down the entire commit history, all the commits that you have made till now
10. git branch <name>
This command is used to create a new branch in your local git repository
11. git branch
It will list down all the local branches that you have created
12. git branch -a
It will list down all the branches. Local branches + remote branches that’s available for checkout
13. git branch -D <name>
It will forcefully delete the specified local branch (even if the changes are not commited)
14. git checkout <branch_name>
It is used to switch between local git branches
15. git stash
It is used to temporarily remove the changes that you have made on the working tree
16. git remote
It will give the name of the remote repository
For example: “origin” or “upstream”
17. git remote -v
It will give the name as well as the url of the remote re pository.
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