Git Cheat Sheet - Every Command You Need (2026)

Git Cheat Sheet (2026)

Every Git command you need in one page. Bookmark this.

Setup

git init                          # Initialize repo
git clone <url>                    # Clone remote repo
git config user.name "Your Name"   # Set name
git config user.email "you@x.com"  # Set email

Basic Workflow

git status                        # Check status
git add <file>                     # Stage file
git add .                          # Stage all changes
git commit -m "message"            # Commit
git push                           # Push to remote
git pull                           # Pull from remote

Branching

git branch                        # List branches
git branch <name>                  # Create branch
git checkout <name>                # Switch branch
git checkout -b <name>             # Create + switch
git merge <name>                   # Merge branch into current
git branch -d <name>               # Delete branch

Undoing Changes

git restore <file>                 # Discard unstaged changes
git restore --staged <file>        # Unstage file
git reset HEAD~1                   # Undo last commit (keep changes)
git reset --hard HEAD~1            # Undo last commit (discard changes)
git revert <commit>                # Create new commit undoing changes

Viewing History

git log --oneline                 # Compact log
git log --graph --oneline          # Branch graph
git diff                           # Unstaged changes
git diff --staged                  # Staged changes
git show <commit>                  # Show commit details

Stash

git stash                         # Stash changes
git stash list                     # List stashes
git stash pop                      # Apply + remove stash
git stash drop                     # Remove stash

Remote

git remote -v                     # List remotes
git remote add origin <url>        # Add remote
git push -u origin main            # Push + track
git fetch                          # Download remote data
git pull --rebase                   # Pull with rebase

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