Git Basic Commands

Git Clone

git clone <branch_url>

# Example
git clone git@github.com:maratib/learn-react-native.git

Create local branch

• b stands for branch

git checkout -b <branch_name>

# Example
git checkout -b add-login-feature

Delete local branch

• d stands for delete

git branch -d <branch_name>

# Example
git branch -d add-login-feature

Push changes to branch

git push origin <branch_name>

# Example
git push origin main

Pull changes from branch

git pull origin <branch_name>

Merge branch

git checkout <branch_name_in_which_you_want_merge>
git merge <branch_name_which_you_want_to_merge_in_current_branch>

# Example : lets suppose you want to merge add-login-branch to main branch
# First change to main branch
git checkout main
# Then merge the other branch to main
git merge add-login-feature

Essential Git Commands for Daily Use

Command	Description	Example
git init	Initialize a new Git repository	git init
git clone	Clone a remote repository	git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
git status	Show the working tree status	git status
git add	Add files to staging area	git add file.txt or git add .
git commit	Commit changes to repository	git commit -m "Commit message"
git push	Push changes to remote repository	git push origin main
git pull	Fetch and integrate from remote repository	git pull origin main
git fetch	Download objects from remote repository	git fetch origin
git branch	List, create, or delete branches	git branch new-feature
git checkout	Switch branches or restore files	git checkout develop
git switch	Switch branches (newer alternative to checkout)	git switch develop
git merge	Join two development histories together	git merge feature-branch
git log	Show commit logs	git log --oneline
git diff	Show changes between commits	git diff HEAD~1
git stash	Stash changes for later use	git stash or git stash pop
git remote	Manage remote repositories	git remote -v
git reset	Reset current HEAD to specified state	git reset --soft HEAD~1
git revert	Revert existing commits	git revert abc1234
git rm	Remove files from working tree and index	git rm file.txt
git mv	Move or rename a file	git mv old.txt new.txt
git tag	Create and manage tags	git tag v1.0.0
git show	Show various types of objects	git show abc1234
git config	Configure Git settings	git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git help	Display help information	git help commit