<ul>
<li><h2 id="heading-initialize-a-git-repo">Initialize a git repo</h2>
<pre><code>git <span class="hljs-keyword">init</span>
</code></pre></li>
<li><h2 id="heading-add-files-to-the-staging-area">Add files to the staging area</h2>
<pre><code>  git <span class="hljs-keyword">add</span> fileName
  <span class="hljs-keyword">OR</span>
  git <span class="hljs-keyword">add</span> .
</code></pre><p>The <code>git add .</code> command is used to add all the files to the staging area.</p>
</li>
<li><h2 id="heading-commit-staged-changes">Commit staged changes</h2>
<pre><code>  git <span class="hljs-keyword">commit</span> -m "message for the commit"
</code></pre></li>
<li><h2 id="heading-view-commit-history">View commit history</h2>
<pre><code>  git <span class="hljs-keyword">log</span>
</code></pre></li>
<li><h2 id="heading-create-a-new-branch">Create a new branch</h2>
<pre><code>  git branch branch<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>name

  git checkout <span class="hljs-operator">-</span>b <span class="hljs-keyword">new</span><span class="hljs-operator">-</span>branch

  git switch <span class="hljs-operator">-</span>c branch<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>name
</code></pre><p>The <code>checkout</code> and <code>switch</code> command creates a new branch and switches to the created branch but the <code>branch</code> command does-not switch the branch automatically.</p>
</li>
<li><h2 id="heading-merge-two-branches">Merge two branches</h2>
<pre><code>  <span class="hljs-attribute">git</span> merge
</code></pre><p>For git merge to work properly you should be located in the branch where the additional information from the other branch should be added to. Suppose we need to merge branch-3 to the main branch then we should be in the main branch.</p>
</li>
<li><h2 id="heading-delete-branches">Delete Branches</h2>
<pre><code>git branch <span class="hljs-operator">-</span>d<span class="hljs-operator">/</span><span class="hljs-operator">-</span>D branch<span class="hljs-operator">-</span>name
</code></pre><p>The <code>git branch -d/-D branch-name</code> is used to delete a specific branch. The small -d will only allow you to delete branches if you merge these branches. The capital -D will force the deletion, this means the branch will be deleted, no matter if you merged it or not.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>A great <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-qvsxPHpY">resource</a> for understanding <code>git</code>.</p>


- ## Initialize a git repo

  ```
  git init
  ```

- ## Add files to the staging area

  ```
    git add fileName
    OR
    git add .
  ```

  The `git add .` command is used to add all the files to the staging area.

- ## Commit staged changes

  ```
    git commit -m "message for the commit"
  ```

- ## View commit history

  ```
    git log
  ```

- ## Create a new branch

  ```
    git branch branch-name

    git checkout -b new-branch

    git switch -c branch-name
  ```

  The `checkout` and `switch` command creates a new branch and switches to the created branch but the `branch` command does-not switch the branch automatically.

- ## Merge two branches

  ```
    git merge
  ```

  For git merge to work properly you should be located in the branch where the additional information from the other branch should be added to. Suppose we need to merge branch-3 to the main branch then we should be in the main branch.

- ## Delete Branches
  ```
  git branch -d/-D branch-name
  ```
  The `git branch -d/-D branch-name` is used to delete a specific branch. The small -d will only allow you to delete branches if you merge these branches. The capital -D will force the deletion, this means the branch will be deleted, no matter if you merged it or not.

A great [resource](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ-qvsxPHpY) for understanding `git`.


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Git Cheat Sheet

Initialize a git repo

Add files to the staging area

Commit staged changes

View commit history

Create a new branch

Merge two branches

Delete Branches

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