# Starting a git repository
git init
# Creating a working copy of a repository (Check-Out)
git clone /path/to/repository
# Creating a working copy from a particular branch of a repository (Check-Out)
git clone -b feature/branchName /path/to/repository
# Switching to another branch of a repository
git switch feature/branchName
# Get current branch status
git status
# Adding a file to Index (Check-In)
git add path/fileName.extension
# Adding all the files to Index (Check-In)
git add –all
# To commit the changes
git commit -m “Commit Message”
# Pushing changes from the HEAD of your local working copy to remote repository
git push
# If a file was added to the stage by mistake then undo a stage
git reset path/fileName.extension
# Another way to undo the staging changes
git restore –staged path/fileName.extension
# Reseting code by deleting all changes. HEAD is the latest local commit
git reset –hard HEAD
# Same as above but N commits back.
git reset –hard HEAD~N
# Reset code but keep changes locally. (Useful for uncommiting a not pushed mistake)
git reset –soft HEAD~1 [Tip: Use HEAD~2 if a merge occured]
# Save local uncommitted changes temporarily
git stash
# Bring back the saved changes
git stash apply
# Getting repository history
git log
# To see the fileName of committed changes
git show –pretty=”” –name-only
# To see the contents of committed changes
git show
# Downloads new changeSet from a remote repository but don’t integrate to working files
git fetch
# Downloads new changeSet from a remote repository
git pull
# Getting the list of all branchs at local with their respective origins
git branch -lvv
# Getting the difference between two files
git diff HEAD: path/fileName.extension path/fileName.extension
# Setting the proxy
git config –global http.proxy http://website.proxy.com:9090
git config –global https.proxy http://website.proxy.com:9090
# Getting help for Git commands
git –help
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