Git commands

  • Local command

  • Reverting Working Copy to Most Recent Commit

To revert to previous commit, ignoring any changes:

git reset --hard HEAD

where HEAD is the last commit in your current branch

  • Reverting Working Copy to an Older Commit. To revert to a commit that’s older than the most recent commit:
  • Resets index to former commit; replace ‘56e05fced’ with your commit code
git reset 56e05fced
  • Moves pointer back to previous HEAD
git reset --soft HEAD@{1}
git commit -m "Revert to 56e05fced"
  • Updates working copy to reflect the new commit
git reset --hard
  • Switch to previous version

Revert back to previous version: Don’t forget the . in the end.

git checkout [reversion] .

Revert back to master version:

git reset --hard;

Remove cached file from repo (Not from local file)

git rm --cached fileToBeRemoved

  • Remote command

  • SSH key (required for remote access)

Check SSH exist

Add SSH key to GITHUB account

  • Add remote source

Setup a new remote

git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git

Verify new remote

$ git remote -v
$ origin  https://github.com/user/repo.git (fetch)
$ origin  https://github.com/user/repo.git (push)

Push to remote

$ git push origin master

Pull from remote

$ git pull
  • Add existing project to remote
  1. Create repository on the github
  2. Commit existing project
git remote add origin urlofgithub
git push -u origin master

  • Git Branch

  • Create a orphan branch, for multiple branch in one project

git checkout --orphan gh-pages
  • Create branch and switch to it
git checkout -b newbranchname
  • After add/commit on the branch, need to switch back to master and merge them
git checkout master
git merge newbranchname
  • Delete branch
git branch -d branchname
  • Merge master to branch
git checkout branchname
git rebase master