Git Basics Cheat Sheet

$ git init

Create empty Git repo in specified directory. Run with no arguments to initialize the current directory as a git repository.
 

$ git clone

Clone repo located at onto local machine. Original repo can be located on the local filesystem or on a remote machine via HTTP or SSH.
 

$ git config user.name <name>

$ git config user.email <email>

Define author name to be used for all commits in current repo. Devs commonly use --global flag to set config options for current user.
 

$ git add <directory>

Stage all changes in for the next commit. Replace with a to change a specific file.
 

$ git commit -m "<message>"

Commit the staged snapshot, but instead of launching a text editor, use as the commit message.
 

$ git status

List which files are staged, unstaged, and untracked.
 

$ git commit

Changes are save to local reposatory.
 

$ git add -a

Add all cahnges to staging area.
 

$ git checkout

The git checkout command is used to switch between branches in a repository. Sometimes this command can be dangerous because there is no undo option available on this command.
 

$ git log

Display the entire commit history using the default format. For customization see additional options.
 

$ git diff

Show unstaged changes between your index and working directory.