A basic Git cheat sheet
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git config --global user.email "youremail@example.com"
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sets email address respectively to be used with your commits.
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git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
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sets the author name.
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git config --list
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command to list all the settings Git can find at that point.
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git config --global color.ui true
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Git automatically colors of its output.
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git commit -m "Add three files"
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command records or snapshots the file permanently in the version history.
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git commit --amend -m <enter your message>
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command allows you to change the commit message.
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git branch
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command lists all the local branches in the current repository.
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git branch <branch-name>
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command creates a new branch.
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git checkout <branch-name>
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command is used to switch from one branch to another.
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git merge <branch-name>
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command merges the specified branch’s history into the current branch.
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git checkout -b <branch-name>
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command creates a new branch and also switches to it.
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git init
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command is used to start a new repository.
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git status
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command lists all the files that have to be committed.
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git remote add origin <link-to-repo>
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command is used to connect your local repository to the remote server.
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git push -u origin master
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command sends the committed changes of main branch to your remote repository.
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git clone <link-to-clone-repo>
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command is used to obtain a repository from an existing URL.
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git pull
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command fetches and merges changes on the remote server to your working directory.
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git add <file-name>
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command adds a file to the staging area.
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git add <file-name> <second-file-name> <third-file-name>
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command adds one or more files to the staging area.
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git add .
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command adds all files under the current directory to the staging area.
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git add --all
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command finds all new and updated files everywhere throughout the project and add them to the staging area.
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git add -A
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Same as --all
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git reset <file-name>
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command unstages the file, but it preserves the file contents
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