Question 1

git init

Accepted Answer

Initialize a local Git repository

Answer

Pull changes from remote repository

Answer

Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Answer

Set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history

Question 2

git clone [URL]

Accepted Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Add a file to the staging area

Answer

Show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

Question 3

git config --global user.name “[firstname lastname]”

Accepted Answer

Set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history

Answer

System wide ignore pattern for all local repositories

Answer

Remove a file (or folder)

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Question 4

git config --global user.email “[email]”

Accepted Answer

Set an email address that will be associated with each history marker

Answer

Rename a local branch

Answer

Diff of what is changed but not staged

Answer

Clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

Question 5

git config --global color.ui auto

Accepted Answer

Set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing

Answer

Initialize a local Git repository

Answer

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

Answer

Merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

Question 6

git config --global core.excludesfile [file]

Accepted Answer

System wide ignore pattern for all local repositories

Answer

View changes (detailed)

Answer

List all branches (local and remote)

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Question 7

git clone [ssh]

Accepted Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Answer

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

Answer

Remove all stashed entries

Answer

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Question 8

git status

Accepted Answer

Check status

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Commit changes

Answer

Add a remote repository

Answer

add a git URL as an alias

Question 9

git add [file]

Accepted Answer

Add a file to the staging area

Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

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Set an email address that will be associated with each history marker

Answer

Initialize a local Git repository

Question 10

git add -A

Accepted Answer

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Check status

Answer

Merge a branch into the active branch

Question 11

git commit -m "[message]"

Accepted Answer

Commit changes

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Show the commits that changed file, even across renames

Answer

Write working from top of stash stack

Answer

Set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing

Question 12

git reset [file]

Accepted Answer

Unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

Answer

add a git URL as an alias

Answer

Diff of what is changed but not staged

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Question 13

git mv [existing-path] [new-path]

Accepted Answer

Change an existing file path and stage the move

Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Pull changes from remote repository

Answer

Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Question 14

git rm [file]

Accepted Answer

Delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

Answer

Create a new branch

Answer

View changes

Answer

Create a new branch and switch to it

Question 15

git rm -r [file]

Accepted Answer

Remove a file (or folder)

Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Answer

Fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

Answer

Merge branch A into branch B

Question 16

git branch

Accepted Answer

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

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Commit changes

Answer

Show the commits that changed file, even across renames

Answer

Update local repository to the newest commit

Question 17

git branch -a

Accepted Answer

List all branches (local and remote)

Answer

Delete a remote branch

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Check status

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Merge a branch into the active branch

Question 18

git branch [branch]

Accepted Answer

Create a new branch

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Merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

Answer

View changes

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Stash changes in a dirty working directory / Save modified and staged changes

Question 19

git branch -d [branch]

Accepted Answer

Delete a branch

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Diff of what is staged but not yet committed

Answer

List all branches (local and remote)

Answer

Discard  the changes from top of stash stack

Question 20

git push origin --delete [branch]

Accepted Answer

Delete a remote branch

Answer

List stack-order of stashed file changes

Answer

Delete a branch

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Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Question 21

git checkout -b [branch]

Accepted Answer

Create a new branch and switch to it

Answer

Delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

Answer

Apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

Answer

Diff of what is staged but not yet committed

Question 22

git checkout -b [branch A] origin/[branch B]

Accepted Answer

Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Answer

Add a remote repository

Answer

Create a new branch and switch to it

Answer

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Question 23

git branch -m [old branch] [new branch]

Accepted Answer

Rename a local branch

Answer

Commit changes

Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Create a new branch

Question 24

git checkout [branch]

Accepted Answer

Switch to a branch

Answer

View changes (briefly)

Answer

Change an existing file path and stage the move

Answer

Merge a branch into the active branch

Question 25

git checkout -

Accepted Answer

Switch to the branch last checked out

Answer

Change an existing file path and stage the move

Answer

Show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Question 26

git checkout -- [file]

Accepted Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

Answer

View changes

Answer

Discard  the changes from top of stash stack

Question 27

git merge [branch]

Accepted Answer

Merge a branch into the active branch

Answer

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Answer

Merge branch A into branch B

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Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Question 28

git merge [branch A] [branch B]

Accepted Answer

Merge a branch into a target branch

Answer

Fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

Answer

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

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Update local repository to the newest commit

Question 29

git merge [alias]/[branch]

Accepted Answer

Merge a remote branch into your current branch to bring it up to date

Answer

Switch to the branch last checked out

Answer

Create a new branch and switch to it

Answer

Update local repository to the newest commit

Question 30

git rebase [branch]

Accepted Answer

Apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

Answer

Remove a file (or folder)

Answer

Change an existing file path and stage the move

Question 31

git reset --hard [commit]

Accepted Answer

Clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

Answer

Diff of what is changed but not staged

Answer

Show any object in Git in human-readable format

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Question 32

git stash

Accepted Answer

Stash changes in a dirty working directory / Save modified and staged changes

Answer

Push a branch to your remote repository

Answer

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Question 33

git stash list

Accepted Answer

List stack-order of stashed file changes

Answer

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

Answer

Delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

Answer

Update local repository to the newest commit

Question 34

git stash pop

Accepted Answer

Write working from top of stash stack

Answer

add a git URL as an alias

Answer

View changes

Answer

Apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

Question 35

git stash drop

Accepted Answer

Discard  the changes from top of stash stack

Answer

Show the commits on branch A that are not on branch B

Answer

Show the diff of what is in branchA that is not in branchB

Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Question 36

git stash clear

Accepted Answer

Remove all stashed entries

Answer

Change an existing file path and stage the move

Answer

Apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

Answer

List all branches (local and remote)

Question 37

git push origin [branch]

Accepted Answer

Push a branch to your remote repository

Answer

Check status

Answer

Check status

Answer

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Question 38

git push -u origin [branch]

Accepted Answer

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Answer

Switch to the branch last checked out

Answer

View changes (briefly)

Answer

Pull changes from remote repository

Question 39

git push

Accepted Answer

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Answer

Set a name that is identifiable for credit when review version history

Answer

add a git URL as an alias

Answer

View changes (detailed)

Question 40

git push origin --delete [branch]

Accepted Answer

Delete a remote branch

Answer

Switch to a branch

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Answer

System wide ignore pattern for all local repositories

Question 41

git push [alias] [branch]

Accepted Answer

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

Answer

Show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

Answer

Clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

Answer

Pull changes from remote repository

Question 42

git pull

Accepted Answer

Update local repository to the newest commit

Answer

Delete a remote branch

Answer

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Answer

Set an email address that will be associated with each history marker

Question 43

git pull origin [branch]

Accepted Answer

Pull changes from remote repository

Answer

Diff of what is staged but not yet committed

Answer

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Question 44

git fetch [alias]

Accepted Answer

Fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

Answer

Unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

Answer

Push a branch to your remote repository

Answer

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

Question 45

git remote add origin [ssh]

Accepted Answer

Add a remote repository

Answer

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Answer

Push a branch to your remote repository

Question 46

git remote add [alias] [url]

Accepted Answer

add a git URL as an alias

Answer

Fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

Answer

Add a file to the staging area

Question 47

git remote set-url origin [ssh]

Accepted Answer

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Answer

Delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

Answer

Push a branch to your remote repository

Answer

Check status

Question 48

git log

Accepted Answer

View changes

Answer

Unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

Answer

Delete a remote branch

Answer

Check status

Question 49

git log --summary

Accepted Answer

View changes (detailed)

Answer

List stack-order of stashed file changes

Answer

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Answer

Diff of what is changed but not staged

Question 50

git log --oneline

Accepted Answer

View changes (briefly)

Answer

Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Answer

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

Answer

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Question 51

git log [branch B]..[branch A]

Accepted Answer

Show the commits on branchA that are not on branchB

Answer

Initialize a local Git repository

Answer

View changes (detailed)

Answer

System wide ignore pattern for all local repositories

Question 52

git log --follow [file]

Accepted Answer

Show the commits that changed file, even across renames

Answer

Add a remote repository

Answer

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Answer

View changes (detailed)

Question 53

git log --stat -M

Accepted Answer

Show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

Answer

Show the diff of what is in branchA that is not in branchB

Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

Question 54

git show [SHA]

Accepted Answer

Show any object in Git in human-readable format

Answer

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

Answer

View changes (briefly)

Answer

Delete a remote branch

Question 55

git diff

Accepted Answer

Diff of what is changed but not staged

Answer

Discard changes to a file

Answer

Switch to the branch last checked out

Answer

Switch to the branch last checked out

Question 56

git diff --staged

Accepted Answer

Diff of what is staged but not yet committed

Answer

Apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

Answer

Delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

Answer

Commit changes

Question 57

git diff [branch B]...[branch A]

Accepted Answer

Show the diff of what is in branchA that is not in branchB

Answer

add a git URL as an alias

Answer

List stack-order of stashed file changes

Answer

Initialize a local Git repository

Question 58

git diff [branch A] [branch B]

Accepted Answer

Preview changes before merging

Answer

Push a branch to your remote repository

Answer

Delete a remote branch

Answer

add a git URL as an alias

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