Git - Command Reference

Common Commands

Task	Command
Add changes to staging	git add .
Commit changes	git commit -m "Update"
Pull code from a branch	git pull origin master
Push code to a branch	git push origin master

Branch Commands

Task	Command
List branches	git branch
Create a new branch	git branch <new-branch-name>
Switch to a branch	git checkout <branch-name>
Delete a branch	git branch -d <branch-name>

Merging Branches

Task	Command
Merge a branch into another branch	git merge <source-branch>
Commit it	git commit -m "Merge feature-branch into main"

Creating and Pushing a New Branch Based on Release

Task	Command
Fetch origin	git fetch origin
Create new feature branch	git checkout -b new-feature-branch origin/release
Push feature branch	git push origin new-feature-branch

Creating and Pushing a Daily Branch Based on Release

Task	Command
Create and switch to daily branch	git checkout -b daily-<date>-gr origin/release
Push daily branch	git push origin daily-<date>-gr

Code Library

Task	Command
Delete a remote branch	git push origin --delete <branch-name>

Submodule Commands

Task	Command
Initialize submodules	git submodule init
Update submodules	git submodule update

Revert a commit

1. git log to check log
2. git reset --hard HEAD^
3. git push origin <branch> --force

example

git log
git reset --hard d37c4bb36ebbb03e0f3beccb72418e153bf7b367
git push origin feat-country-comparison-gr-2024-3-20 --force

Revert git merge

Task	Command
Abort a merge in progress	git merge --abort

Replace git commit

Task	Command
Amend the last commit message	git commit --amend -m "new message"

example

git commit --amend -m "feat(cards): implement auto debit limit feature"

Git move - move div/file to another div/file

Task	Command
Move/rename files or directories	git mv <source> <destination>

Git extra - copy div/file

Task	Command
Install git-extras for additional commands	brew install git-extras
Reference	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/git-extras