GitHub - 30 GitHub commands used by every DevOps Engineer
Tags: git, devops, github, cli
Published: 2024-07-17 06:14:05

# Introduction:

**Git & GitHub** has steadily risen from being just a preferred skill to a must-have skill for multiple job roles today. In this article, I will talk about the **Top 30 Git Commands** that you will be using frequently while you are working with Git.

## 🌐 Essential GitHub Commands Every DevOps Engineer Should Know

### 1\. `git init`

🛠️ **Description:** Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.

### 2\. `git clone [url]`

🛠️ **Description:** Clones a repository into a new directory.

### 3\. `git add [file]`

🛠️ **Description:** Adds a file or changes in a file to the staging area.

### 4\. `git commit -m "[message]"`

🛠️ **Description:** Records changes to the repository with a descriptive message.

### 5\. `git push`

🛠️ **Description:** Uploads local repository content to a remote repository.

### 6\. `git pull`

🛠️ **Description:** Fetches changes from the remote repository and merges them into the local branch.

### 7\. `git status`

🛠️ **Description:** Displays the status of the working directory and staging area.

### 8\. `git branch`

🛠️ **Description:** Lists all local branches in the current repository.

### 9\. `git checkout [branch]`

🛠️ **Description:** Switches to the specified branch.

### 10\. `git merge [branch]`

🛠️ **Description:** Merges the specified branch's history into the current branch.

### 11\. `git remote -v`

🛠️ **Description:** Lists the remote repositories along with their URLs.

### 12\. `git log`

🛠️ **Description:** Displays commit logs.

### 13\. `git reset [file]`

🛠️ **Description:** Unstages the file, but preserves its contents.

### 14\. `git rm [file]`

🛠️ **Description:** Deletes the file from the working directory and stages the deletion.

### 15\. `git stash`

🛠️ **Description:** Temporarily shelves (or stashes) changes that haven't been committed.

### 16\. `git tag [tagname]`

🛠️ **Description:** Creates a lightweight tag pointing to the current commit.

### 17\. `git fetch [remote]`

🛠️ **Description:** Downloads objects and refs from another repository.

### 18\. `git merge --abort`

🛠️ **Description:** Aborts the current conflict resolution process, and tries to reconstruct the pre-merge state.

### 19\. `git rebase [branch]`

🛠️ **Description:** Reapplies commits on top of another base tip, often used to integrate changes from one branch onto another cleanly.

### 20\. `git config --global user.name "[name]"` and `git config --global user.email "[email]"`

🛠️ **Description:** Sets the name and email to be used with your commits.

### 21\. `git diff`

🛠️ **Description:** Shows changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc.

### 22\. `git remote add [name] [url]`

🛠️ **Description:** Adds a new remote repository.

### 23\. `git remote remove [name]`

🛠️ **Description:** Removes a remote repository.

### 24\. `git checkout -b [branch]`

🛠️ **Description:** Creates a new branch and switches to it.

### 25\. `git branch -d [branch]`

🛠️ **Description:** Deletes the specified branch.

### 26\. `git push --tags`

🛠️ **Description:** Pushes all tags to the remote repository.

### 27\. `git cherry-pick [commit]`

🛠️ **Description:** Picks a commit from another branch and applies it to the current branch.

### 28\. `git fetch --prune`

🛠️ **Description:** Prunes remote tracking branches no longer on the remote.

### 29\. `git clean -df`

🛠️ **Description:** Removes untracked files and directories from the working directory.

### 30\. `git submodule update --init --recursive`

🛠️ **Description:** Initializes and updates submodules recursively.

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