# 💡 Useful Git Commands you need to know 💡

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1. `git init` -> Initializes git in any folder/repository (Needs only if you are not cloning a repository)

2. `git clone https://github.com/<your-user-name>/<repo-name>` -> Clones the repository in your local system.

3. `git status` -> Shows the current status of the repository.

4. `git add <file-name>` -> Adds specific file to staging area

5. `git diff / git whatchanged` -> Gives the recent changes in the repository

6. `git add .` -> Adds all changed files to staging area

7. `git commit -m "<your-message>"` -> Gives a message to your current files and takes their snapshot to commit history

8. `git log` -> Shows the commit history

9. `git revert <commit-token>` -> Discards the specific commit (Deletes the committed files but keeps a trace in history)

10. `git reset --soft HEAD~<no-of-commits-to-revert>` -> Undo's the commit and brings the changes back in the staging area

11. `git restore --staged <file>` -> Brings back the specific file in the changes made section which is added to the staging area.

12. `git remote -v` -> Shows all the remote connection

13. `git remote add origin https://github.com/<your-user-name>/<repo-name>` -> adds your forked branch as the origin (No need to do if the repo is cloned)

14. `git remote add upstream https://github.com/<parent-user-name>/<repo-name>` -> Adds parent repository as upstream.

15. `git pull origin` -> fetches the changes made in origin to your local system

16. `git pull upstream` -> fetches the changes made in origin to your local system

17. `git branch <branch-name>` -> Creates a branch with branch-name

18. `git checkout <branch-name>` -> This now allows you to make changes in the specified branch

19. `git checkout -b <branch-name>` -> This is combination of `git branch <branch-name>` and `git checkout <branch-name>`

20. `git merge <branch-name>` -> merges its children branch-name into its parent branch.

21. `git branch -d <branch-name>` -> Deletes the specified branch. And if the changes in the branch-name are not merged in the parent branch then the changes are deleted.

22. `git push origin <branch-name>` -> Pushes the recent commits to the new branch

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