git add adds a change in the working directory to the staging area
git commit create a snapshot of the staged changes along a timeline
git commit -a Stages files automatically
git log -p Produces patch text
git show Shows various objects
git diff Is similar to the Linux diff command, and can show the differences in various commits
git diff --staged An alias to --cached, this will show all staged files compared to the named commit
git add -p Allows a user to interactively review patches to add to the current commit
git mv Similar to the Linux mv command, this moves/renames a file
git rm Similar to the Linux rm command, this deletes, or removes a file
git checkout is effectively used to switch branches.
git reset basically resets the repo, throwing away some changes.
git commit --amend is used to make changes to commits after-the-fact, which can be useful for making notes about a given commit.
git revert makes a new commit which effectively rolls back a previous commit. It’s a bit like an undo command.
git branch Used to manage branches
git branch Creates the branch
git branch -d Deletes the branch
git branch -D Forcibly deletes the branch
git checkout Switches to a branch.
git checkout -b Creates a new branch and switches to it.
git merge Merge joins branches together.
git merge --abort If there are merge conflicts (meaning files are incompatible), --abort can be used to abort the merge action.
git log --graph --oneline This shows a summarized view of the commit history for a repo.