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Git CLI

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How to create a new repository in the current folder?​

git init
git remote add origin https://git.exmple.org/repo.git

How to clone/fetch a remote repository?​

Clone the master branch
git clone https://github.com/alekseynemiro/knowledgebase.git
Clone a specific branch
git clone -b <branch_name> <repo_url>

How to get a list of branches from a remote repository?​

git fetch --all

How to check the status of the current branch?​

git status

How to display the name of the current branch?​

Current branch name
git branch --show-current
List of all branches
git branch

How to create a new branch?​

Create a new branch
git branch <branch_name>
Create a new branch and switch to it
git checkout -b <branch_name>

How to switch to a branch?​

git checkout <branch_name>

How to get changes from a remote repository?​

From the current branch
git pull
From a specific branch
git pull origin <branch_name>

How to commit changes?​

In most cases, it is enough to simply commit all changes:

Commit changes
git commit -m "Commit message"

If you need to add changes to the index:

Add a file or folder to the index
git add <file_or_dir_path>
  • <file_or_dir_path> — it is acceptable to use a wildcard pattern. For example — git add *.ts.
Add all changes and ignore new files
git add -A .

How to send changes to a remote repository?​

Send to the current branch
git push
Send to a specific branch
git push origin <target_branch_name>

If the target branch does not exist, it will be created automatically.
To track the branch, use the --set-upstream (-u) flag:

git push --set-upstream origin <target_branch_name>

Send changes for all branches and set up tracking for these branches:

git push --all --set-upstream origin

How to delete a branch?​

Delete a local branch
git branch -d <branch_name>
Delete a remote branch
git push -d origin <branch_name>

For forced deletion, you can use the -f flag.

How to create a tag?​

The following examples show creating a tag for the last commit:

Create a new tag
git tag v1.0
Create a new tag with a message
git tag -a <tag_name> -m '<tag_message>'

How to send a tag to a remote server?​

Send tag v1.0
git push origin tag v1.0

How to delete a tag?​

Delete a tag locally
git tag -d <tag_name>
Delete a tag from a remote repository
git push origin -d <tag_name>

How to rename a tag?​

There is no direct way to rename tags in git. There is a workaround — create a new tag referencing the old one and then delete the old tag:

git tag new old
git tag -d old
git push origin new
git push origin -d old

How to delete tags from the local repository that do not exist in the remote repository?​

git fetch --prune-tags

What is origin?​

origin is the default name of the remote repository.

How to get the hash of the last commit, date, and branch name in one line?​

This can be useful for generating a version number.

git log -1 --pretty='%H;%aI;%D'

How to check if a commit has a signature (gpg)?​

git verify-commit <commit_hash>
git log --show-signature