git_cheat.txt

git init # creates a .git dir in cwd

git add <file> # ->Staging area

git commit # ->History (includes message)


Branches: a named pointer to a commit
- Default branch: main
- Tag: Fixed named pointer to a commit

git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email

git show # shows the diff from last commit
git log # show all commits

git diff # diff btw cwd and stage
git diff --staged # diff btw stage and last commit
git diff <arg1> <arg2> # in general


git mv  #like mv stages automatically 
git rm  # like rm, stages automatically 

git reset <file> Removes changes/files from the staging area

git log # show auth info, data, hash , message

git log <a>..<b> # Range btwn hashes

git log --oneline # more concise view

git log --all --decorate --graph # show branches in "ASCII art"

git shortlog [-sne] # Show no of cmmits per author

git checkout <commit> # load a certain commit from the history

git restore <file> # Restore a file to the v. from last commit (discarding changes)

git restore --source=<source> <file> # Restore file from a specific commit or branch