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GitHub Commands

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By Rajnish kuamr 2 min read

Git and GitHub Commands Cheatsheet

Login to GitHub

  • most common problem is login in to multiple github accounts in one system. To solve this problem we can use github cli or token

  • Install Github Cli

    • On Linux:
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      sudo apt-add-repository -u https://cli.github.com/packages
sudo apt install gh
    • On Mac:
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      brew install gh
    • On windows:
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      winget install gh

Login to GitHub with cli

  • Now login to your github account using github cli
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    gh auth login
follow instructions
    • login with web browser
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      gh auth login --web
    • login with token
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      gh auth login --with-token [your-token]

Without the the use of github cli

  • Generate a Personal Access Token:

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    Go to your GitHub account settings.
Navigate to "Developer settings" > "Personal access tokens."
Click on "Generate token" and follow the instructions to create a new token.

  • Open your terminal and use the following command to set up your GitHub username and token:

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    git clone https://<your-token>@github.com/<username>/<repository>.git

Git Commands

  • Initializes a new Git repository
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     git init
  • Creates a copy of a remote repository
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    git clone [repository_url]

  • add multiple files

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    git add file1 file2 file3
  • add all files in the current directory
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    git .
  • Records the changes made to the files
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    git commit -m "commit message"
  • Modify your most recent commit
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    git commit --amend
git commit --am "Your message"
  • Check repository status
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    git status
  • Sends the committed changes of the local repository to a remote repository
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    git push
  • Fetches and merges changes from the remote repository to the local repository
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    git pull
  • Lists all the branches in the repository
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    git branch
  • Create a new branch
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    git branch [branch_name]
  • Switch to an existing branch
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     git checkout [branch_name]

  • create and checkout in one command

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    git checkout -b [branch_name]
  • Delete a local branch
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    git branch --d [branch_name]
  • Delete a remote branch
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    git push origin --d [remote_branch_name]

  • Merge a branch into the active branch

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    git merge [branch_name]
  • Rename a branch
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    git branch -m [new_branch_name]
  • View commit history
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    git log
  • List remote repositories
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    git remote -v

GitHub Commands

  • Adds a remote repository
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    git remote add origin [url]
  • View remote repository
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    git remote show origin
  • Remove remote repository
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    git remote rm origin
  • Changes the URL of an existing remote repository
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    git remote set-url origin [url]
  • Pushes a branch to your remote repository
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    git push -u origin [branch]
  • Deletes a remote branch
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    git push origin --delete [branch_name]
  • Pulls remote branch
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    git pull origin [branch_name]
  • View all remote branches
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    git branch -r
  • Check differences between branches
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    git diff [branch1] [branch2]
  • Undo the last commit (while keeping changes)
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    git reset HEAD^
  • Discard changes in the working directory for a specific file
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    git checkout -- [file]
  • Show changes made in a specific commit
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    git show [commit_hash]
  • Create a new branch and switch to it
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    git checkout -b [new_branch]
  • Rename a branch
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    git branch -m [new_branch_name]
  • Undo the last commit and remove changes
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    git reset --hard HEAD^
  • View all remote branches
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    git branch -r
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