15  Git Summary

15.1 Summary Table of Git Commands

Command	Use
git init	Initialises a Git repository in that directory
git add .	Adds all changes to the staging area to be committed
git add file_name	Adds changes to the specified file to the staging area to be committed
git commit	Commits staged changes and allows you to write a commit message
git checkout SHA	Checks out a past commit with the given SHA
git checkout SHA -- file_name	Checks out the past version of a file from the commit with the given SHA
git checkout -b branch_name	Creates and switches to a new branch
git checkout branch_name	Switches to the specified branch
git merge branch_name	Merges the branch you are on into the specified branch
git log	Outputs a log of past commits with their commit messages
git status	Outputs status, including what branch you are on and what changes are staged
git diff	Outputs the differences between the working directory and most recent commit
git diff thing_a thing_b	Outputs the differences between two things, such as commits and branches
git clone URL	Makes a clone of the repository at the specified URL
git remote add origin URL	Links a local repository and an online repository at the specified URL
git push origin branch_name	Pushes local changes to the specified branch of the online repository
git pull origin branch_name	Pull changes from the online repository into local repository

A handy Git cheat sheet is offered by Github themselves. Click here to redirect there.