This is a quick reference guide about Git so I can have it at hand. I took the data from the official documentation located at: https://git-scm.com/docs

Command	Description	Common Variants	Example
git init	Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.		git init
git clone	Copies a repository from a remote location to your local machine.	git clone —branch	git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
git status	Shows the current state of the working directory and the staging area.		git status
git add	Adds changes from the working directory to the staging area.	git add . (adds all changes)	git add filename.txt
git restore –staged .	The recommended modern way to undo git add is using git restore		git restore —staged .
git remote -v	This will show you the list of remotes configured for your repository. Typically, the default remote is called ‘origin’.		git remote -v
git remote add	Adds a new remote repository URL.	git remote add	git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git
git remote remove	Removes remote	git remote remove	git remote remove main
git commit	Saves changes from the staging area to the repository with a descriptive message.	git commit -am “Message” (adds and commits)	git commit -m “Initial commit”
git push	Uploads local repository changes to a remote repository. It can also delete a remote branchCommand Breakdowngit push: The basic command to upload local repository content to a remote repositoryorigin: This is the default name for the remote repository you cloned from or added as a remote master:main: This syntax specifies pushing from your local master branch to the remote main branch	git push origin ————————git push —delete	1) git push origin main2) git push origin master:main3) git push origin —delete feature-branch
git pull	Fetches and integrates changes from a remote repository into the local branch.	git pull —rebase (rebases instead of merging)	1) git pull origin main2) git pull origin main:master
git fetch	Downloads updates from a remote repository but does not merge them.		git fetch origin
git merge	Combines changes from different branches into the current branch.		git merge feature-branch
git branch	Lists, creates, or deletes branches in the repository.It will show an asterisk (*) next to the current branch.	git branch -d branch-name (delete branch)————————-git branch -a (list all branches including remotes)	git branch new-feature
git checkout	Switches between branches or restores files.	git checkout -b new-branch (create and switch)	git checkout main
git log	Displays a history of commits in the repository.	git log —graph (show commit graph)	git log —oneline
git diff	Shows the differences between files in the working directory and the repository.	git diff —staged (show staged changes)	git diff HEAD
git reset	Resets the state of the working directory to a previous commit.	git reset HEAD (unstage changes)	git reset —hard HEAD1(It effectively “undoes” the last commit and all changes since then)———————-git reset —soft HEAD1(moves the HEAD and branch pointer back one commit, but keeps the changes in the staging area)
git restore	Allows us to abandon all changes since the last commit in a specific file	git restore .	git restore filename.txt
git rebase	Reapplies commits on top of another base tip, used to clean up commit history.	git rebase -i HEAD~3 (interactive rebase)	git rebase main
git rm	Removes files from the working directory and the index (staging area).	git rm —cached filename.txt (unstage file)	git rm filename.txt