GIT Command reference

Below is list of git commands for quick reference

Initialize git with new Folder

git init [ProjectFolder] 

example - git init sample-git-demo

Initialize git with existing Folder

Navigate to existing folder and execute git init

Display modified files in the working directory vs Git's staging area.

git status

Add new or newly modified filename to Git's staging area

git add [filename]

To add recursively all new and newly modified files.

git add .

Commits all files in Git's staging area

git commit -m "First Commit to git"

Below command to directly commit newly modified already committed files

git commit -am "Second Commit to git"

Reset File from Git's staging area

git reset HEAD [filename]

Checkout last committed version from Git

git checkout -- [filename]

Display Git log history

git log

Creating a remote repository reference

git remote add origin [full URL for the remote repository]

List Git's Remote repos

git remote -v

Send Changes to Remote - The -u parameter is needed the first time

git push -u [RemoteName] [BranchName]
git push [RemoteName] [BranchName]

Receive Changes from Remote

git push [RemoteName] [BranchName]