Git Cheat Sheet
You must gather your party aliases before venturing forth
First things first, let’s make our lives easier by adding some aliases to git, you can either run these commands
git config --global alias.co checkout
git config --global alias.br branch
git config --global alias.ci commit
git config --global alias.st statusOr you can run git config --global -e to open your text editor, and add the following to your config file:
[alias]
co = checkout
br = branch
ci = commit
st = statusNow, instead of typing git status you can simply type git st. Consider the amount of key presses you’re going to save.
Sample config file in case you need one
The following config file contains the autocrlf option to properly configure the line-endings, and the option that stores your credentials so you don’t need to login everytime you want to push something to your remote.
[user]
name = Your name goes here
email = your_email@youknow.com
[core]
autocrlf = true
[credential]
helper = store
[alias]
co = checkout
br = branch
ci = commit
st = statusCheat sheet
# Create branch and change to it:
git co -b <branch_name>
# Show untracked files:
git clean -dn
# Delete untracked files:
git clean -df
# Cherry-pick (it's like merging one commit in your branch):
git cherry-pick <commit_hash>
# Overwrite the last commit (very useful to change your commit message or
# details in your last commit):
git commit --amend
#After running amend, you'll need to run:
git push --force
# Delete local branch:
git branch -d <local_branch>
# Delete branch from the remote:
git push origin --delete <remote_branch>Bonus
If you’re on Windows, consider installing Cmder, it’s much better than the Windows command prompt.