| Git Command | Description |
|---|---|
git clone <repo-URL> |
Create local repository from remote |
git pull |
Update the local repository from the remote repository (e.g., GitHub) |
git commit -am "<commit-message>" |
Commit current changes to the local repository |
git push |
Update remote repository from local repository |
git log |
View commit log |
git log --oneline |
View the commit log with only the commit id and commit message |
git add rainfall.cpp |
Stage commits in the local repository |
git commit -m "<commit-message>" |
Commit staged changes to the local repository |
git status |
View current staged and modified files |
git diff |
View diff of modified files |
git diff --cached |
View diff of staged files |
git tag |
List tags |
git tag v1a |
Create lightweight tag |
git tag v1a <commit_id> |
Create lightweight tag on a previous commit |
git push origin v1a |
Push tag to server |
git checkout v1a |
Checkout a tag |
git tag -d v1a |
Delete local tag |
git push origin --delete v1a |
Delete remote tag |
git branch |
View current branch |
git branch -a |
List of all branches |
git switch main |
Switch to another branch |
How to Write a Git Commit Message
The following commands change your configuration. They only need to be performed once.
| Git Command | Description |
|---|---|
git config --global log.date local |
Set time and date display for git log and other commands to local time |