GitHub

Clone a GitHub repository to your local machine

git clone https://github.com/username/repository.git

Initialize a new Git repository in the current directory

git init

Add a remote GitHub repository to your local Git repository

git remote add origin https://github.com/username/repository.git

Stage all changes in the current directory for commit

git add .

Commit staged changes with a descriptive message

git commit -m "Your commit message"

Push committed changes to the remote repository

git push origin main

Pull and merge changes from the remote repository

git pull origin main

Create and switch to a new branch

git checkout -b feature-branch

Switch to an existing branch

git checkout branch-name

Merge changes from another branch into the current branch

git merge feature-branch

View the status of your working directory

git status

View commit history

git log

Temporarily save changes without committing

git stash

Apply previously stashed changes

git stash apply

Create a new tag for a specific commit

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Version 1.0.0"

Push all tags to the remote repository

git push origin --tags

Create a new commit that undoes changes from a previous commit

git revert commit-hash

Reset to the previous commit, discarding all changes

git reset --hard HEAD~1

Reset to the previous commit, keeping changes staged

git reset --soft HEAD~1

Set your name for Git commits

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Set your email for Git commits

git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Create a pull request using GitHub CLI

gh pr create

List pull requests using GitHub CLI

gh pr list

Merge a pull request using GitHub CLI

gh pr merge