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Git CLI

How to clone 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
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?​

Current branch
git pull
Specific branch
git pull origin <branch_name>

How to make a commit?​

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 changes to index
git add <file_or_dir_path>
  • <file_or_dir_path> - you can use wildcard. For example, git add *.ts.
Add all changes and ignore new files
git add -A .

How to push changes to a remote repository?​

Current branch
git push
Specific target branch
git push origin <target_branch_name>

If the target branch does not exist, it will be created automatically.
To tracking branch, use the -u flag:

git push -u origin <target_branch_name>

How to delete a branch?​

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

You can use flag -f to force delete.

How to create and push a tag?​

The following example creates and pushes a "v1.0" tag to the latest commit:

git tag v1.0 && git push origin tag v1.0
With a message
git tag -a <tag_name> -m '<tag_message>'
git push origin tag <tag_name>

How to delete a tag?​

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

What is origin?​

origin is the default name for the remote repository.

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

This can be useful for generating a version number.

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