Question 1

Initialize a local Git repository

Accepted Answer

git init

Question 2

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Accepted Answer

git clone [URL]

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Set automatic command line coloring for Git for easy reviewing

Accepted Answer

git config --global color.ui auto

Question 6

System wide ignore pattern for all local repositories

Accepted Answer

git config --global core.excludesfile [file]

Question 7

Create a local copy of a remote repository

Accepted Answer

git clone [ssh]

Question 8

Check status

Accepted Answer

git status

Question 9

Add a file to the staging area

Accepted Answer

git add [file]

Question 10

Add all new and changed files to the staging area

Accepted Answer

git add -A

Question 11

Commit changes

Accepted Answer

git commit -m "[message]"

Question 12

Unstage a file while retaining the changes in working directory

Accepted Answer

git reset [file]

Question 13

Change an existing file path and stage the move

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Delete the file from project and stage the removal for commit

Accepted Answer

git rm [file]

Question 15

Remove a file (or folder)

Accepted Answer

git rm -r [file]

Question 16

List branches (the asterisk denotes the current branch)

Accepted Answer

git branch

Question 17

List all branches (local and remote)

Accepted Answer

git branch -a

Question 18

Create a new branch

Accepted Answer

git branch [branch]

Question 19

Delete a branch

Accepted Answer

git branch -d [branch]

Question 20

Delete a remote branch

Accepted Answer

git push origin --delete [branch]

Question 21

Create a new branch and switch to it

Accepted Answer

git checkout -b [branch]

Question 22

Clone a remote branch and switch to it

Accepted Answer

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

Question 23

Rename a local branch A by branch Abis

Accepted Answer

git branch -m [branch A] [branch B]

Question 24

Switch to a branch

Accepted Answer

git checkout [branch]

Question 25

Switch to the branch last checked out

Accepted Answer

git checkout -

Question 26

Discard changes to a file

Accepted Answer

git checkout -- [file]

Question 27

Merge a branch into the active branch

Accepted Answer

git merge [branch]

Question 28

Merge branch A into branch B

Accepted Answer

git merge [branch A] [branch B]

Question 29

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

Accepted Answer

git merge [alias]/[branch]

Question 30

Apply any commits of current branch ahead of specified one

Accepted Answer

git rebase [branch]

Question 31

Clear staging area, rewrite working tree from specified commit

Accepted Answer

git reset --hard [commit]

Question 32

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

Accepted Answer

git stash

Question 33

List stack-order of stashed file changes

Accepted Answer

git stash list

Question 34

Write working from top of stash stack

Accepted Answer

git stash pop

Question 35

Discard  the changes from top of stash stack

Accepted Answer

git stash drop

Question 36

Remove all stashed entries

Accepted Answer

git stash clear

Question 37

Push a branch to your remote repository

Accepted Answer

git push origin [branch]

Question 38

Push changes to remote repository (and remember the branch)

Accepted Answer

git push -u origin [branch]

Question 39

Push changes to remote repository (remembered branch)

Accepted Answer

git push

Question 40

Delete a remote branch

Accepted Answer

git push origin --delete [branch]

Question 41

Transmit local branch commits to the remote repository branch

Accepted Answer

git push [alias] [branch]

Question 42

Update local repository to the newest commit

Accepted Answer

git pull

Question 43

Pull changes from remote repository

Accepted Answer

git pull origin [branch]

Question 44

Fetch down all the branches from that Git remote

Accepted Answer

git fetch [alias]

Question 45

Add a remote repository

Accepted Answer

git remote add origin [ssh]

Question 46

add a git URL as an alias

Accepted Answer

git remote add [alias] [url]

Question 47

Set a repository's origin branch to SSH

Accepted Answer

git remote set-url origin [ssh]

Question 48

View changes

Accepted Answer

git log

Question 49

View changes (detailed)

Accepted Answer

git log --summary

Question 50

View changes (briefly)

Accepted Answer

git log --oneline

Question 51

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 52

Show the commits that changed file, even across renames

Accepted Answer

git log --follow [file]

Question 53

Show all commit logs with indication of any paths that moved

Accepted Answer

git log --stat -M

Question 54

Show any object in Git in human-readable format

Accepted Answer

git show [SHA]

Question 55

Diff of what is changed but not staged

Accepted Answer

git diff

Question 56

Diff of what is staged but not yet committed

Accepted Answer

git diff --staged

Question 57

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 58

Preview changes of branch A before merging to branch B

Accepted Answer

git diff [branch A] [branch B]

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