Git Commands

This is a complete list of commands which you will need to keep in mind. While using git.

git confing --global user.name anant = For setting name for first time 

git confing --global user.email xyz@gmail.com = For setting Email.

git config --global user.name = For getting name

git config --global user.email = For getting email

git init = For making the git repository at that directory.

git add --a OR git add -A = For adding all untracked files to work stage

git commit -m "Second commit new features added" = for committing the stage files repository.

git status = For looking untracked files or not committed files on repository.

git log = For looking all history commit's.

rm -rf .git = For deleting all info about that repository which were in .git folder.

ls = For looking all files in present working directory.

pwd = For looking present working directory.

git clone [Link of a repository from github] = For cloning means to download a copy from github to your pwd.

cd [directory path] = For changing the pwd.

touch python.py = Touch command for creating any time of file.

touch .gitignore = Creating a file for storing the names of files and folders to be ignored.

***Git doesn't track empty folders***

**Can also give full path of a directory to ignore in .gitignore file**

git diff = It compares Staging area with working directory.

git diff --staged = It compares Staging area files with recent commit made.

git restore [file name] = To discard changes in working directory.

git commit -a -m "A Direct commit" = For skipping staging area while committing of modified files.

git rm [file name] = For deleting a file from pwd.

git mv [before file name] [after file name] = To rename a file in pwd. 

***mv stands for moving first file to new file name in linux.***

git rm --cached [file name] = To untrack a tracked file.

***And put name's of untracked files in .gitignore for not having any error of untrack of that perticular file***

**Git log commands**

git log -p = For viewing log with difference made by that commit.

git log -p -n = n refers to value of recents commits to show with their changes made.

git log --stat = Shows a summary of changes made in recents commit.

git log --pretty=oneline = Show commits in one line.

git log --pretty=short = For displaying commits in short.

git log --pretty=full = For displaying commits fully with commit message.

git log --since=2.days = For displaying commits of recent 2 days.

git log --since=3.months = For displaying commits of recent 3 months.

git log --since=2.weeks

git log --since=2.years

git log --pretty=oneline --since=2.years = Having two filters at a time. Commits of recent two years and in one line.

git log --pretty=oneline --since=2.days = Will show recent 2 days commits in one line.

git commit --amend = For adding some changes to your recent 1 commit.

*For this first do that change and then put that file changed in to staging area and then just run the above command*

***For Using vim editor after running the --amend command first press i for typing the message of commit then esc then : then wq and press enter the changes will be saved***

git log --pretty=format: "%h -- %an" = For looking log in the format which you want.

git restore --staged text.txt = To unstage a file.

git restore --staged anant.py = For unstaging that file and moving it to modified stage.

*For looking more types of formats which you can make with above command check out documentation for  Git-log -- Link *

git remote = shows remote's available

git remote add origin git@github.com:AnantLuthra/repositoryname.git = This add a remote origin  

git remote -v = Shows URL (Pull, Push)

*Setting up Git with Github*

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your@gmail.com" = Setting up git with hosting website github

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

tail ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

git push -u origin master = push means to send your depository's master branch to website.

*All commands related to SSH key is here = Link*

git config --global alias.[shortcut name] 'real command' = For making shortcut's of commands with the help of alias

git checkout -b develop = For creating and switching to a new branch.

git checkout master = To switch to back master branch.

git checkout developing = put name after checkout for switching to that branch.

git branch = For displaying all branches made.

***Always leave tree clean before switching to another branch***

git merge (other branch name) = It is command to merge other branch with master branch

*Use this command after switching in master command*

*Then go in vs code for choosing the option "Accept Incoming change"*

**Deleting branches**

git branch -v = It shows all branch's last commit.

git branch --merged = It print the name of branches which are merged somewhere before.

git branch --no-merged = Not merged yet with any branch.

git branch -d develop = Delete's the branch. Gives error if develop branch is not merged with any branch yet.

git branch -D develop = Gives no error and branch get's deleted.

**Pushing branches**

***You should be in the branch which you are pushing***

git push origin master = Will push master branch to origin.

git push origin bugfix:NewBugFix = Pushing a branch with different name in github putting : after the branch name and put a new branch.

git push -d origin MyBugfix = This will delete branch from our github server.

Now it's done....