Common git commands

Posted on 2026-08-19 :: Updated on 2026-08-22:: git

git help <command> : help for a command
git log --all --graph --decorate: visualize history as DAG
git diff <revision> <filenam>: diff between commit & cur file
git branch : shows all branches
git branch <name>: create new branch
git merge <revision>: merges revision into current branch
git remote -v: list remotes
git remote add <name> <url>: add remote
git push <remote> <local branch>:<remote branch> : send objs to remote & update remote refs
git fetch: retrieve remote objs/refs
git pull: same as git fetch; git merge
git reset HEAD <file>: untrack a file
git config : customize git your way
git add -p: interactive staging
git rebase : apply cur changes on new base
git rebase -i: interactive rebase
git blame: who made the change
git stash: temp remove all mod to curr dir
git rev-parse HEAD : shows current head