Git & GitHub Course/Cheat Sheet

Quick Reference

Git & GitHub Cheat Sheet

Every command from the course, organised by category. Print it, save it, reference it.

Starting out

git initStart tracking a folder with Git

git clone <url>Copy a remote repo to your computer

git statusSee what has changed

Saving work

git add .Stage all changes

git add <file>Stage a specific file

git add -pStage changes interactively (line by line)

git commit -m "message"Save staged changes as a snapshot

git log --onelineSee commit history (compact)

GitHub (remote)

git remote add origin <url>Connect local repo to GitHub

git pushUpload commits to GitHub

git push -u origin mainFirst push — sets default remote

git pullDownload + merge changes from GitHub

git fetchDownload without merging

Branches

git switch -c <name>Create and switch to a new branch

git switch mainGo back to main branch

git branchList all branches

git merge <branch>Merge a branch into current

git branch -d <branch>Delete a branch (after merging)

git push origin <branch>Push a branch to GitHub

Undoing things

git restore <file>Discard unstaged changes to a file

git restore .Discard ALL unstaged changes

git restore --staged <file>Unstage a file (keep changes)

git reset HEAD~1Undo last commit, keep changes unstaged

git reset --soft HEAD~1Undo last commit, keep changes staged

git revert <hash>Safely undo a pushed commit

git stashTemporarily save uncommitted changes

git stash popRestore stashed changes

Inspecting

git diffSee unstaged changes

git diff --stagedSee staged changes

git log --oneline --graphVisual branch history

git show <hash>See what a commit changed

git blame <file>See who changed each line

Tags & releases

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "msg"Create an annotated tag

git push origin --tagsPush all tags to GitHub

git tagList all tags

Forks & open source

git remote add upstream <url>Add the original repo as upstream

git fetch upstreamGet latest changes from upstream

git merge upstream/mainMerge upstream changes into your branch

Conventional commit prefixes

feat:New feature

fix:Bug fix

docs:Documentation only

chore:Maintenance, dependency updates

refactor:Code change that isn't a feature or fix

test:Adding or fixing tests

style:Formatting changes (no logic)

.gitignore essentials

node_modules/.env.env.localdist/.next/out/.DS_Store.cursor/*.log

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