Git Basic Commands

git status

To check the status of your repository and see which files are modified, staged, or untracked, use the following command:

git status

git log

To view the commit history of your repository, including the author, date, and commit message, use the following command:

git log

git add

To add a new file or stage changes to an existing file for the next commit, use the following command:

git add <file>

git commit

To commit your changes with a descriptive message, use the following command:

git commit -m "message"

git push

To push your committed changes to a remote repository, use the following command:

git push

git pull

To fetch and merge the latest changes from a remote repository to your local repository, use the following command:

git pull

git clone

To create a local copy of a remote repository, use the following command:

git clone <url>

git checkout

To switch to a different branch or create a new branch, use the following command:

git checkout <branch>

To create a new branch and switch to it in a single command, use:

git checkout -b <branch>

git merge

To merge changes from one branch into the current branch, use the following command:

git merge <branch>

git branch

To list all branches in your repository, use the following command:

git branch

To delete a branch, use the following command:

git branch -d <branch>

git rm

To delete a file from the repository, use the following command:

git rm <file>

To delete a file from the repository and commit the changes in a single command, use:

git rm <file> && git commit -m "message"

These are just a few of the basic Git commands that can help you manage your version-controlled projects effectively. Feel free to explore more advanced Git functionalities and learn about additional commands as you become more familiar with Git.