A simple cheat sheet for Git commands.

git init
Initialize a new git repository.

git add filename
Add files to the staging area.

git commit
Record a snapshot of the history.

git commit -m “Your commit message”
Add a message for the commit from the command line.

git branch
Show all branches.

git branch branch_name
Create a new branch.

git checkout branch_name
Switch to a specified branch.

git branch -d branch_name
Delete a branch.

git merge branch_to_merge
Merges a branch into the current checked out branch.

git remote
View remotes.

git remote add name url
Add a new remote repository.

git log
View a history of commits.

git clone url
Grab a full copy of a repository that you don’t already have.

git pull
Grabs the local or remote branch of the repository that you are working on and merges it.

git fetch remote_name
This will update your local branch from a remote branch.

git push remote branch
Pushes local changes to the remote.