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JerrY answered on October 18, 2021 Popularity 10/10 Helpfulness 5/10

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git code .                                //Open vs code
git status                                //Show file status
git status -s                             //show short file status
git add <filename>                        //Add the particular file to staging area
git add .                                  //Add all the file to the staging area
git commit --amend                        //Add these changes to the last commit (will have to use vim editor)
git commit -m "message"                   //Commit the files in the staging area    
git commit -am "message"                  //Will commit without adding the file to the staging area
git checkout --<filename>                 //will restore the file from the last commit
git checkout -f                           //All the files will be replaced with last commit
git checkout -b <branch name> 		   	  //Create a branch
git branch 								//To see the branches
git branch -d <branch name>				//To delete a branch
git branch -v 							//will show the branch and its last commit
git branch --merged 					//will show the branches that are merged
git branch --no-merged 					//will show the branches that are not merged
git merge <branch name>					//while in a branch you can merge another branch
git log                                   //Show all the commits
git log -n                                //n can be replaced by any number "will show last n commits"
git log -p                                //Will show detailed discription of the commits  
git log -p -n                             //use of n is similar as described above  
git log --stat                            //will show short detailing of the commits  
git log --stat -n                         //use of n is similar as described above    
git log --since=n.days                    //commit of last n days/weeks/months "days can be replaced by weeks,months"
git rm --cached <filename>                //will remove to file from the tracking area 
git rm -rf                                //will uninitialized the current repository              
git rm <filename>                         //will delete the file  
git mv <Present filename> <The filename after the change>  //to Rename the file
git clone <URL>                           //Cloning a repository in the current folder
git clone <URL> foldername                //Cloning the repository in the given folder name (Folder will be created by itself) 
git config --global alias. <new name> 'old command'  //while create an alias command for the given command
git remote 						//Show all the name of remote repository
git remote -v 					//Show all the path (fetch/push) of the remote repository
git remote add <name> url			//Add a remote repository
git remote rm <name>				//To remove a remote
git push <remote name> <branch name>	//To push a branch to remote repository
git push <remote name> <branch name>:<branch name you want to have in the remote repository>
git reset HEAD						//To move to a previous commit



More commands can be found on this website
//website https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log

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git fetch --all

# create new branch from origin `main` branch.
git checkout -b prefix/new_branch_name origin/staging

# commit and push your work to your own branch.
git commit -m "<type>(scope?): <message>"
git push

# update new codes from origin `staging` branch.
git pull --rebase origin staging
git push --force

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