Git Quick Cheat Sheet

Fast lookup for the commands you actually use. Replace placeholders like <file>, <branch>, <name>, and <commit>.

Quick Index

Command	What it does
`git status`	What changed + what’s staged.
`git diff`	Unstaged changes.
`git diff --staged`	Staged changes (not committed).
`git log --oneline --decorate --graph -n 20`	Quick recent history graph.

Command	What it does
`git add <file>`	Stage file.
`git add .`	Stage all changes.
`git commit -m "msg"`	Commit staged changes.
`git commit --amend`	Fix last commit (only if not pushed).
`git reset <file>`	Unstage file (keeps edits).

Command	What it does
`git branch`	List branches.
`git checkout -b <name>`	New branch + switch (classic).
`git checkout <name>`	Switch branch (classic).
`git switch -c <name>`	New branch + switch (modern).
`git switch <name>`	Switch branch (modern).
`git merge <name>`	Merge `<name>` into current branch.

Command	What it does
`git remote -v`	Show remotes.
`git fetch origin`	Download remote updates only.
`git pull origin <branch>`	Fetch + merge.
`git push origin <branch>`	Push branch.
`git push -u origin <branch>`	Push + set upstream tracking.

Task	Command
Revert a commit safely (works after push)	`git revert <commit>`
Hard reset to a commit (danger)	`git reset --hard <commit>`
Stash work	`git stash`
Stash including untracked	`git stash -u`
Re-apply stash	`git stash pop`

Rule of thumb: If it is already pushed, prefer revert over reset --hard.

Command	What it does
`git clone <url>`	Clone repo.
`git init`	Init repo in folder.

git init
git add .
git commit -m "Initial commit"
git branch -M main
git remote add origin <repo_url>
git push -u origin main

git checkout -b feature/my-change
# work...
git add .
git commit -m "My change"
git push -u origin feature/my-change

git checkout main
git pull origin main
git checkout feature/my-change
git merge main

git help <command>