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Command	Description	Example
$ git init	Initialize a new Git repository	git init
$ git clone <url>	Clone a repository from a remote URL	git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git
$ git config	Set configuration options	git config --global user.name "Your Name"
$ git help	Show help for a command	git help log

Command	Description	Example
$ git add <file>	Stage a file for commit	git add index.js
$ git add .	Stage all changes in the working tree	git add .
$ git add -p	Stage changes interactively by hunk	git add -p
$ git rm <file>	Remove a file from the working tree and stage the removal	git rm old.js
$ git mv <src> <dst>	Move or rename a file and stage it	git mv a.js b.js

Command	Description	Example
$ git commit -m "<msg>"	Commit staged changes with a message	git commit -m "Fix login bug"
$ git commit -a -m "<msg>"	Stage all tracked changes and commit	git commit -a -m "Refactor utils"
$ git commit --amend	Amend the last commit (edit message or add files)	git commit --amend -m "Better message"
$ git status	Show the working tree status	git status

Command	Description	Example
$ git branch	List local branches	git branch
$ git branch <name>	Create a new branch	git branch feature-x
$ git branch -d <name>	Delete a branch	git branch -d old-feature
$ git checkout <branch>	Switch to a branch	git checkout main
$ git checkout -b <name>	Create and switch to a new branch	git checkout -b feature-x
$ git merge <branch>	Merge a branch into the current branch	git merge feature-x
$ git rebase <branch>	Reapply commits on top of another branch	git rebase main
$ git tag	List tags	git tag
$ git tag <name>	Create a tag at current commit	git tag v1.0.0

Command	Description	Example
$ git log	Show commit log	git log --oneline -10
$ git log --oneline	Show compact commit log	git log --oneline --graph
$ git diff	Show unstaged changes	git diff
$ git diff --staged	Show staged changes	git diff --staged
$ git show <ref>	Show details of a commit or object	git show HEAD
$ git shortlog	Summarize git log output grouped by author	git shortlog -sn
$ git blame <file>	Show file with line-by-line attribution	git blame app.js
$ git describe	Describe a commit using the nearest tag	git describe --tags

Command	Description	Example
$ git remote add <name> <url>	Add a remote repository	git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git
$ git remote -v	List remote repositories	git remote -v
$ git push	Push commits to the remote branch	git push origin main
$ git push --tags	Push all tags to remote	git push --tags
$ git pull	Fetch and merge from the remote branch	git pull origin main
$ git fetch	Download objects and refs from remote	git fetch origin

Command	Description	Example
$ git reset HEAD <file>	Unstage a file	git reset HEAD index.js
$ git reset --soft HEAD~1	Undo last commit, keep changes staged	git reset --soft HEAD~1
$ git reset --hard HEAD~1	Undo last commit, discard changes	git reset --hard HEAD~1
$ git revert <commit>	Revert a commit with a new commit	git revert abc123
$ git cherry-pick <commit>	Apply a commit from another branch	git cherry-pick abc123
$ git rebase -i HEAD~3	Interactive rebase of last 3 commits	git rebase -i HEAD~3

Command	Description	Example
$ git stash	Stash working directory changes	git stash
$ git stash list	List all stashes	git stash list
$ git stash pop	Apply and drop the latest stash	git stash pop
$ git stash drop	Drop the latest stash	git stash drop

Command	Description	Example
$ git gc	Run garbage collection to optimize the repository	git gc --aggressive
$ git prune	Prune unreachable objects from the object database	git prune
$ git clean -fd	Remove untracked files and directories	git clean -fd
$ git archive	Create an archive of the repository	git archive --format=zip HEAD > repo.zip
$ git bisect	Binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug	git bisect start