## Essential Git Commands Every Developer Should Know<\/p>\n
Git is the backbone of modern version control. Whether you’re working solo or on a team of 50, these commands will cover 95% of your daily workflow.<\/p>\n
### Configuration<\/p>\n
“`bash
\ngit config –global user.name “Your Name”
\ngit config –global user.email “your@email.com”
\ngit config –global init.defaultBranch main
\ngit config –global alias.co checkout
\ngit config –global alias.br branch
\ngit config –global alias.st status
\n“`<\/p>\n
### Starting a Repository<\/p>\n
“`bash ### Daily Workflow<\/p>\n “`bash ### Branching<\/p>\n “`bash ### Undoing Changes<\/p>\n “`bash ### Stashing<\/p>\n “`bash ### Viewing History<\/p>\n “`bash ### Working with Remotes<\/p>\n “`bash ### Advanced<\/p>\n “`bash —<\/p>\n **\ud83d\udcda Want all these commands in a printable reference?** Download the [Git Commands Cheat Sheet ($2.99)](https:\/\/ovidia1.gumroad.com\/l\/devops-git) with 70+ commands covering GitFlow, interactive rebase, submodules, and troubleshooting.<\/p>\n **\ud83d\udca1 Browse the full collection:** [DevOps Cheat Sheets](https:\/\/ovidia1.gumroad.com) \u2014 15+ quick references for developers and sysadmins. Use code **LAUNCH20** for 20% off.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ## Essential Git Commands Every Developer Should Know Git is the backbone of modern version control. Whether you’re working solo or on a team of 50, these\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-web-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":337,"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225\/revisions\/337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexawebservers.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\ngit init # Create new repo
\ngit clone
\ngit clone –depth 1
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit status # See what’s changed
\ngit add
\ngit add . # Stage all changes
\ngit commit -m “message” # Commit staged changes
\ngit commit -am “message” # Add and commit in one step
\ngit push origin main # Push to remote
\ngit pull # Pull latest changes
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit branch
\ngit checkout
\ngit checkout -b
\ngit branch -d
\ngit merge
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit restore
\ngit restore –staged
\ngit reset –soft HEAD~1 # Undo last commit (keep changes)
\ngit reset –hard HEAD~1 # Undo last commit (discard changes)
\ngit revert
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit stash # Save uncommitted work
\ngit stash pop # Restore latest stash
\ngit stash list # List stashes
\ngit stash drop # Delete latest stash
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit log –oneline # Compact history
\ngit log –graph –all # Visual branch history
\ngit diff # Show unstaged changes
\ngit diff –staged # Show staged changes
\ngit blame
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit remote -v # List remotes
\ngit remote add origin
\ngit fetch origin # Fetch without merging
\ngit pull –rebase # Pull with rebase
\n“`<\/p>\n
\ngit cherry-pick
\ngit rebase -i HEAD~3 # Interactive rebase
\ngit bisect start # Binary search for bugs
\ngit submodule add
\n“`<\/p>\n