DataScience Workbook / 09. Project Management / 3. Resource Management / 3.3. Storage & Version Control / 3.3.1 GIT - a distributed version control system / GIT Commands CheatSheet
This is a list of the most commonly used Git commands in command line and VSCode with their functions.
Git Commands for Command Line
| Category | Command | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Creation | git init |
Creates a new local repository |
git clone [url] |
Clones a repository into a newly created directory | |
git remote add origin [url] |
Sets the origin remote for the repository | |
| Branching | git branch |
Lists all branches in the repository |
git branch [branch-name] |
Creates a new branch | |
git checkout [branch-name] |
Switches to the specified branch | |
git merge [branch] |
Merges the specified branch into the current branch | |
| Updating | git push origin [branch] |
Pushes the branch to the remote repository |
git pull |
Fetches and merges changes from the remote repository | |
git fetch |
Retrieves the latest changes from the remote repository without merging | |
git remote -v |
Lists all the remote repositories | |
| Snapshotting | git add [file] |
Adds a file to the staging area |
git commit -m "[message]" |
Commits the staged changes with a descriptive message | |
git status |
Shows the status of files in the working directory | |
| Configuration | git config --global user.name "[name]" |
Sets the name you want attached to your commit transactions |
git config --global user.email "[email address]" |
Sets the email you want attached to your commit transactions | |
| Tagging | git tag |
Lists all tags in the repository |
git tag [tag-name] |
Creates a new tag at the current commit | |
git push --tags |
Pushes all tags to the remote repository | |
| Working with Changes | git diff |
Shows the differences between the working directory and the staging area |
git diff --staged |
Shows the differences between the staging area and the last commit | |
git restore [file] |
Discards changes in the working directory and restores the file to the last commit | |
git rm [file] |
Removes a file from both the working directory and the staging area | |
git mv [old-path] [new-path] |
Renames or moves a file | |
| Commit History | git log |
Displays the commit history in chronological order |
git log --oneline |
Displays the simplified one-line commit history | |
git show [commit] |
Shows the details of a specific commit | |
git blame [file] |
Displays the commit and author information for each line of a file | |
| Stashing Changes | git stash |
Temporarily saves changes that are not ready to be committed |
git stash list |
Lists all the stashes in the repository | |
git stash apply [stash] |
Applies a specific stash to the working directory | |
git stash drop [stash] |
Discards a specific stash | |
git stash pop |
Applies the most recent stash and removes it from the stash list | |
| Reverting Changes | git revert [commit] |
Creates a new commit that undoes the changes made in a specific commit |
git reset [commit] |
Moves the current branch to a specific commit, discarding commits after it | |
| Remote Repositories | git remote add [name] [url] |
Adds a new remote repository |
git remote remove [name] |
Removes a remote repository | |
git remote rename [old-name] [new-name] |
Renames a remote repository | |
git fetch [remote] |
Retrieves the latest changes from a remote repository | |
git pull [remote] [branch] |
Fetches changes from a remote repository and merges them into the current branch |
VS Code Git Commands
VSCode ⤴ has its internal terminal where you can use the command line Git commands. In addition, VSCode also has a command palette Ctrl+Shift+P which can be used for Git and other commands. Following is a list of most common commands in that palette, additional commands can be searched for within the palette.
| Category | Command | Function |
|---|---|---|
| Creation | Git: Initialize Repository |
Initializes a Git repository in the current workspace |
Git: Clone |
Clones a remote repository into the current workspace | |
| Updating | Git: Add |
Adds changes in the working directory to the staging area |
Git: Commit |
Commits the staged changes with a descriptive message | |
Git: Push |
Pushes the committed changes to the remote repository | |
Git: Pull |
Fetches and merges changes from the remote repository | |
Git: Fetch |
Retrieves the latest changes from the remote repository without merging | |
| Branching | Git: Switch Branch |
Switches to the specified branch |
Git: Create Branch |
Creates a new branch | |
Git: Merge Branch |
Merges the specified branch into the current branch | |
Git: Pull from... |
Pulls changes from a specific remote branch | |
| Stashing Changes | Git: Stash Changes |
Temporarily saves changes that are not ready to be committed |
Git: Apply Stashed Changes |
Applies the most recent stash to the working directory | |
Git: Stashed Changes |
Lists all the stashes in the repository | |
Git: Drop Stashed Changes |
Discards the most recent stash | |
| Reverting Changes | Git: Revert Changes |
Reverts the changes made in the selected commit |
Git: Reset Changes |
Discards changes in the working directory since the last commit | |
| Remote Repositories | Git: Add Remote |
Adds a new remote repository |
Git: Remove Remote |
Removes a remote repository | |
Git: Rename Remote |
Renames a remote repository |