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Source: http://jonas.nitro.dk/git/quick-reference.html

a) Getting help:

    * Show help for a command
      * git help command OR git command --help

b) Repository creation:

    * Create a repository in the current directory
      * git init

    * Clone a remote repository into a subdirectory
      * git clone url

c) File operations:

    * Add file or files in directory recursively
      * git add path

    * Remove file or directory from the working tree
      * git rm path
        * -f : Force deletion of file(s) from disk

    * Move file or directory to new location
      * git mv path destination
        * -f : Overwrite existing destination files

    * Restore file from current branch or revision
      * git checkout [rev] file
        * -f : Overwrite uncommitted local changes

d) Working tree:

    * Show status of the working tree
      * git status

    * Show diff of changes in the working tree
      * git diff [path]

    * Show diff of stages and unstaged changes
      * git diff HEAD path

    * Stage file for commit
      * git add path

    * Unstage file for commit
      * git reset HEAD path

    * Commit files that has been staged (with git-add)
      * git commit
        * -a : Automatically stage all modified files

    * Undo commit & keep changes in the working tree
      * git reset --soft HEAD^

    * Reset the working tree to the last commit
      * git reset --hard HEAD^

    * Clean unknown files from the working tree
      * git clean

    * Record the current state of the working directory and clean it
      * git stash

e) Examining History:

    * View commit log, optionally for specific path
      * git log [path]

    * View commit log for a given revision range
      * git log [from[..to]]
        * --stat : List diffstat for each revision
        * -S'pattern' : Search history for changes matching pattern

    * Show file annotated with line modifications
      * git blame [file]

f) Remote repositories - remotes:

    * Fetch changes from a remote repository
      * git fetch [remote]

    * Fetch and merge changes from a remote repository
      * git pull [remote]

    * Push changes to a remote repository
      * git push [remote]

    * List remote repositories
      * git remote

    * Add remote to list of tracked repositories
      * git remote add remote url

g) Branches:

    * Switch working tree to branch
      * git checkout branch
        * -b branch : Create branch before switching to it

    * List local branches
      * git branch

    * Overwrite existing branch, start from revision
      * git branch -f branch rev

    * Merge changes from branch
      * git merge branch

h) Exporting and importing:

    * Apply patch from stdin
      * git apply - < file

    * Format a patch with log message and diffstat
      * git format-patch from[..to]

    * Export snapshot of revision to file
      * git archive rev > file
        * --prefix=dir/ : Nest all files in the snapshot in directory
        * --format=[tar|zip] : Specify archive format to use: tar or zip

i) Tags:

    * Create tag for a given revision
      * git tag name [revision]
        * -s : Sign tag with your private key using GPG
        * -l [pattern] : List tags, optionally matching pattern

j) File status flags:

    * M (modified) : File has been modified
    * C (copy-edit) : File has been copied and modified
    * R (rename-edit) : File has been renamed and modified
    * A (added) : File has been added
    * D (deleted) : File has been deleted
    * U (unmerged) : File has conflicts after a merge

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