# Cheat sheet

A quick reference for the most common Git commands. For detailed explanations, see the other chapters in this guide.

# Everyday commands

Action	Command
Check current branch & status	git status
See what changed (unstaged)	git diff
See what changed (staged)	git diff --staged
Stage all changes	git add .
Commit with a message	git commit -m "your message"
Push changes	git push
Pull latest changes	git pull

# Branching

Action	Command
Create & switch to new branch	git switch -c branch-name
Switch to existing branch	git switch branch-name
Create & switch (older alternative)	git checkout -b branch-name
Switch (older alternative)	git checkout branch-name
Push new branch (first time)	git push -u origin branch-name
List all local branches	git branch
List all branches (incl. remote)	git branch -a
Delete local branch (merged)	git branch -d branch-name
Delete remote branch	git push origin --delete branch-name

# Keeping branches in sync

Action	Command
Update main	git switch main → git pull
Merge main into feature branch	git switch feature-branch → git merge main

# Stashing

Action	Command
Save uncommitted changes	git stash
Restore saved changes	git stash pop
List all stashes	git stash list
Discard a stash	git stash drop

# Undoing changes

Action	Command
Discard changes in a file	git restore filename
Unstage a file	git restore --staged filename

# Viewing history

Action	Command
Compact commit log	git log --oneline
Last N commits	git log --oneline -N
Visual branch graph	git log --oneline --graph --all

# References

• Learn Git Branching (opens new window) — interactive visual practice
• GitHub cheat sheet (opens new window)
• Git Reference (opens new window)
• Pro Git book (opens new window)
• Tower - Learn version Control with Git (in 24 videos) (opens new window)
• Atlassian - Feature Branch Workflow (opens new window)
• GitHub Docs - About Pull Requests (opens new window)