The Ultimate Git Cheatsheet – Every Command You’ll Ever Need

Whether you're just getting started with version control or you’re a seasoned contributor working on large-scale collaborative projects, Git remains an essential part of every developer’s toolkit. But with dozens of commands and flags, it’s easy to forget the syntax or the best option to use in a given scenario.

This cheatsheet provides a categorized, ready-to-use reference of all the most useful Git commands. From setting up a repository to resolving complex merge conflicts — this is your go-to guide.


git config --global user.name "name"
git config --global user.email "email"
git config --global color.ui auto
git init
git clone <url>
git status
git add <file>
git add .
git commit -m "message"
git commit --amend
git branch
git branch -a
git branch <name>
git branch -d <branch>
git checkout <branch>
git checkout -b <branch>
git merge <branch>
git rebase <branch>
git reset --hard <commit>
git reset –hard HEAD~2
git reset --soft <commit>
git revert <commit>
git log
git log --oneline
git diff
git diff --staged
git stash
git stash list
git stash apply
git stash pop
git remote -v
git remote add <name> <url>
git fetch
git pull
git push
git tag
git tag <name>
git tag -d <name>
git push origin <tag>
git push origin --delete <tag>
git reflog
git cherry-pick <commit>
git bisect
git blame <file>
git clean -f
git show <commit>
git submodule add <url>
git submodule update --init --recursive
git submodule sync
git help <command>

#	Category	Command	Purpose
1	Config	`git config --global user.name "name"`	Set global Git username
2		`git config --global user.email "email"`	Set global Git email
3		`git config --global color.ui auto`	Enable colorized Git output
4	Init	`git init`	Initialize a new Git repository
5	Clone	`git clone <url>`	Clone a remote repository
6	Status	`git status`	Display the state of the working directory and staging area
7	Add	`git add <file>`	Add a file to the staging area
8		`git add .`	Add all changes in the current directory to the staging area
9	Commit	`git commit -m "message"`	Commit staged changes with a message
10		`git commit --amend`	Amend the previous commit
11	Branch	`git branch`	List all local branches
12		`git branch -a`	List all branches, including remote
13		`git branch <name>`	Create a new branch
14		`git branch -d <branch>`	Delete a local branch
15	Checkout	`git checkout <branch>`	Switch to an existing branch
16		`git checkout -b <branch>`	Create and switch to a new branch
17	Merge	`git merge <branch>`	Merge a branch into the current branch
18	Rebase	`git rebase <branch>`	Reapply commits on top of another base tip
19	Reset	`git reset --hard <commit>`	Reset current HEAD to the specified state
20		`git reset –hard HEAD~2`	Roll back the current branch by two commits
21		`git reset --soft <commit>`	Reset HEAD to the specified commit, keeping changes staged
22	Revert	`git revert <commit>`	Revert a commit by creating a new commit
23	Log	`git log`	Show commit logs
24		`git log --oneline`	Show condensed commit logs
25	Diff	`git diff`	Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
26		`git diff --staged`	Show changes between staged changes and last commit
27	Stash	`git stash`	Stash the changes in a dirty working directory
28		`git stash list`	List all stashed changes
29		`git stash apply`	Apply stashed changes
30		`git stash pop`	Apply and remove the latest stash
31	Remote	`git remote -v`	Show remote connections
32		`git remote add <name> <url>`	Add a new remote repository
33	Fetch	`git fetch`	Download objects and refs from another repository
34	Pull	`git pull`	Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch
35	Push	`git push`	Update remote refs along with associated objects
36	Tag	`git tag`	List tags
37		`git tag <name>`	Create a new tag
38		`git tag -d <name>`	Delete a tag
39		`git push origin <tag>`	Push a tag to remote
40		`git push origin --delete <tag>`	Delete a remote tag
41	Reflog	`git reflog`	Show history of HEAD
42	Cherry-pick	`git cherry-pick <commit>`	Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits
43	Bisect	`git bisect`	Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug
44	Blame	`git blame <file>`	Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file
45	Clean	`git clean -f`	Remove untracked files from the working directory
46	Show	`git show <commit>`	Show various types of objects
47	Submodule	`git submodule add <url>`	Add a new submodule
48		`git submodule update --init --recursive`	Initialize and update submodules
49		`git submodule sync`	Synchronize submodule URLs
50	Help	`git help <command>`	Get help for a specific Git command

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