Git Cheatsheet: From Basics to Time Travel

A collection of essential Git commands, from daily workflows to digging through the depths of your repository's history.

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git log --all -- [path]

Find commits where a specific string was added or removed:

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git log -S "your_search_string"

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git log -G "your_regex"

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git rev-list --all | xargs git grep -l "filename"

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git log -L :function_name:file_path

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git add .
git commit -m "feat: descriptive message"

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git reset --soft HEAD~1

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git commit --amend -m "new message"

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git checkout -b feature/cool-stuff
# or the newer way:
git switch -c feature/cool-stuff

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git branch -a

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git branch -d branch_name

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git reset --hard HEAD

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git clean -fd

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git stash save "Work in progress"
git stash list
git stash pop

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git pull --rebase origin main

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git fetch -p