Git Command Summary

• git init initialise a repository
• git add add a file to the staging area
• git commit commit changes to the repository
  • -a automatically stage existing files
  • -m add commit message directly
• git log show changes in commits
• git diff compare repository with last commit
• git mv rename files in filesystem and repository
• git rm remove files in filesystem and repository
  • --cached remove files from repository but not filesystem
• git clone clone a remote repository
• git checkout checkout a new branch
  • git checkout -b create and checkout a new branch
• git push push your committed changes to the remote repository
  • -u origin set the remote repository branch you want to commit to
• git pull download changes from remote repository