Git and GitHub notes/cheatsheet

🔹 Basic Git Commands

Command	Description
git init	Initialize a new Git repository
git clone <repo-url>	Clone a repository from GitHub or another remote source
git status	Check the current state of your repo (changes, staged files, etc.)
git add <file>	Stage a file for commit
git add .	Stage all changed files for commit
git commit -m "message"	Commit changes with a message
git log	View commit history
git branch	List all branches
git branch <branch-name>	Create a new branch
git checkout <branch-name>	Switch to another branch
git checkout -b <branch-name>	Create and switch to a new branch
git merge <branch-name>	Merge a branch into the current branch
git pull	Fetch changes from the remote repository and merge
git push	Push committed changes to the remote repository

🔹 Working with Remote Repositories

Command	Description
git remote -v	List all remote repositories
git remote add origin <url>	Add a remote repository
git push -u origin <branch>	Push changes and set upstream branch
git fetch	Fetch latest changes from the remote repository
git pull origin <branch>	Pull latest changes from a specific branch

🔹 Undoing Changes

Command	Description
git reset <file>	Unstage a file
git reset --hard	Reset working directory and discard all changes
git checkout -- <file>	Revert changes in a file to last commit
git revert <commit>	Undo a commit by creating a new one
git reflog	Show history of changes (useful for recovering lost commits)