🐙 Git Commands Reference

🔰 Beginners

Command	Description	Example
git init	Initializes a new Git repository	git init my-project
git clone	Copies an existing repository	git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git test
git add	Stages changes for the next commit	git add file.txt
git commit	Records staged changes	git commit -m "Initial commit"
git status	Displays working directory status	git status
git push	Sends local commits to remote	git push origin main

⚙️ Intermediate

Command	Description	Example
git branch	Lists, creates, or deletes branches	git branch feature-login
git checkout	Switches branches or restores working tree	git checkout feature-login
git merge	Integrates changes from another branch	git merge feature-login
git log	Shows commit history	git log --oneline
git stash	Temporarily shelves uncommitted changes	git stash save "WIP: login feature"
git tag	Creates, lists, or deletes tags	git tag v1.0.0

🚀 Advanced

Command	Description	Example
git rebase	Reapplies commits on top of another base tip	git checkout feature && git rebase main
git cherry-pick	Applies a specific commit from another branch	git cherry-pick a1b2c3d4
git bisect	Uses binary search to find the commit that broke code	git bisect start; git bisect bad; git bisect good v1.0
git reflog	Records updates to local references	git reflog
git submodule	Manages nested repositories within a parent project	git submodule add https://github.com/user/lib.git libs/lib
git filter-branch	Rewrites branches by filtering commit history	git filter-branch --tree-filter 'rm -f secrets.txt' HEAD