Useful Git Commands for developer

I’ve searched a lot on Google how to do certain git actions, and this actually motivated me to write this post. This may not be so useful for a person who is a PRO in git, but I tried to list out all the git commands which will definitely benefit a newbie.

Here are the list of git commands which is going to get covered in this Post:

Clone

Stash Changes

List stashes

Apply stash

List branches

Create Branch

Commit

Push

Pull

Checkout Branch

Config

Ignore Filemode changes

Git Clone:

git clone [url]

Git clone with custom directory name:

git clone [url] [directory name]

Git Clone with password:

git clone https://username:password@xyz.com/abc/repository.git

Stash Changes:

git stash save

git stash save [stash name] 

This command stash changes with name

List all stashes:

git stash list

Apply a stash:

git stash pop

git stash apply

List branches:

git branch

Note:  The one which is highlighted is the current branch

Create Branch:

git branch [branch name]

Commit:

git commit -m “[ commit message]”

Push changes:

git push origin [branch name]

Pull changes:

git pull origin [branch name]

Checkout branch:

git fetch && git checkout [branch name]

Config:

git config –global user.name [name]

git config –global user.email [email address]

This command sets the author name and email address to be used with your commits.

Ignore File mode changes:

git config core.fileMode false

If you need or know some more essential git commands, mention it in comments. I am always open to learning.