git.md

Git Commands

If you see something like <some-content-here> it means, that you have to extend the command with your own specific input.
For example:
git help <command> in table → git help status in your terminal.

Wording

Git	Explanation
Working Tree	Directory on your machine (aka lokal directory) that uses Git

| git status | show all local changes | | git diff | show differences of original and changed file | | git branch | list all local branches | | git branch -a | list all local and all remote repository | | git clone | load project from remote repository | | git pull | download changes from remote repository to local repository | | git push | upload local changes to remote repository | | git checkout | switch to an existing branch | | git checkout -b | create new branch and switch to it | | git add | load changes in staging area | | git add . | load all changes at once in staging area | | git commit | open editor and write commit message | | git commit -m "" | commit with a short message | | git commit --allow-empty -m "" | git allows commit without any changes | | git log | show commit history |

---

Get In

Function	Command
List all Git commands:	git
Show help for a Git command:	git help <command>

Get Around on Your Machine

Function	Command
Create a new Git working tree (so called 'initializing'):	git init <name-of-directory-to-create>
Initialize an existing directory as Git working tree:	change into directory, then git init
List all local branches:	git branch
List all local and remote branches:	git branch -a
Checkout an existing, local branch:	git checkout <branch-name>
Show the connection name to remote repository:	git remote -v

Function	Command
List all Git commands:	git
Show help for a Git command:	git help <command>
Show all changes in working tree (local project directory):	git status
Show all changes in working tree as short output:	git status -s
show differences of original and changed file	git diff
load project from remote repository	git clone
download changes from remote repository to local repository	git pull
upload local changes to remote repository	git push
switch to an existing branch	git checkout
create new branch and switch to it	git checkout -b
load changes in staging area	git add
load all changes at once in staging area	git add .
open editor and write commit message	git commit
commit with a short message	git commit -m ""
git allows commit without any changes	git commit --allow-empty -m ""
show commit history	git log

rename branch: git branch -m