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Top 40 Git Commands

This document summarizes the top 40 most commonly used Git commands, organized into categories such as Setup & Configuration, Status & Info, Staging & Committing, Branching, Remote Repositories, Undo & Fix, and Search & Logs. It provides essential commands for initializing repositories, managing branches, and handling commits. The guide serves as a quick reference for users to effectively utilize Git.

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Top 40 Git Commands

This document summarizes the top 40 most commonly used Git commands, organized into categories such as Setup & Configuration, Status & Info, Staging & Committing, Branching, Remote Repositories, Undo & Fix, and Search & Logs. It provides essential commands for initializing repositories, managing branches, and handling commits. The guide serves as a quick reference for users to effectively utilize Git.

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GIT

Top 40 commands
This is the summary of the top 40 most used git commands which helps the reader to start using
git right away.

Setup & Configuration

1. git config --global user.name "Your Name"


2. git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
3. git config --list
4. git init — Initialize a new Git repo
5. git clone <repo-url> — Copy a remote repo

📁 Status & Info

6. git status — View current repo status


7. git log — See commit history
8. git show — Show commit details
9. git diff — See code differences
10. git blame <file> — Show who changed each line

📦 Staging & Committing

11. git add <file> — Stage a file


12. git add -A — Stage all changes
13. git commit -m "message" — Commit staged changes
14. git commit -am "message" — Add & commit tracked files
15. git reset <file> — Unstage a file
16. git reset --hard — Undo all uncommitted changes
17. git restore <file> — Discard changes to a file
18. git restore --staged <file> — Unstage a file

🌳 Branching

19. git branch — List branches


20. git branch <name> — Create a new branch
21. git checkout <name> — Switch branch
22. git checkout -b <name> — Create and switch to branch
23. git branch -d <name> — Delete a branch
24. git merge <branch> — Merge a branch
25. git rebase <branch> — Reapply commits on another base

🌍 Remote Repositories
26. git remote -v — View remotes
27. git remote add origin <url> — Add a remote
28. git fetch — Download from remote
29. git pull — Fetch + merge from remote
30. git push — Push to remote
31. git push -u origin <branch> — Push and set upstream
32. git remote remove <name> — Remove remote

🧹 Undo & Fix

33. git revert <commit> — Create a new commit that undoes a previous one
34. git reset --soft HEAD~1 — Undo last commit (keep changes staged)
35. git reset --mixed HEAD~1 — Undo commit (keep changes unstaged)
36. git clean -f — Remove untracked files

🔍 Search & Logs

37. git grep "text" — Search inside tracked files


38. git log --oneline — Compact commit view
39. git shortlog — Summary of commit authors
40. git tag — List tags

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