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Command Index

Every Git command used across this folder, in one alphabetical list, with a one-line reminder of what it does and the topic that covers it. Use it to jump from a half-remembered name to the page that explains the flags. Plumbing commands are marked; the rest are everyday porcelain.

A to C

Command Does Topic
git add Stage changes; -p stages selected hunks Staging and Committing
git bisect Binary-search history for the first bad commit Bisect
git blame Show who last changed each line Inspecting History
git branch List, create, delete or rename branches Branches
git cat-file (plumbing) Print an object's type, size or content Object Model
git cherry-pick Apply a specific commit onto the current branch Cherry-Pick
git clean Delete untracked files and directories Undoing Changes
git clone Copy a remote repository locally Remotes
git commit Record staged changes; --amend rewrites the last Staging and Committing
git config Read and write configuration at a level Install and Config

D to H

Command Does Topic
git describe Name a commit by the nearest tag plus distance Tags and Releases
git diff Show changes between trees, index or commits Inspecting History
git fetch Download refs and objects, changing no branch Remotes
git filter-repo (external) Rewrite history to remove files or strings Filter-Repo and Secrets
git fsck Verify object integrity, find dangling objects Packfiles and GC
git gc Repack objects and prune unreachable ones Packfiles and GC
git hash-object (plumbing) Compute or write an object's SHA Object Model

I to M

Command Does Topic
git init Create a new repository What Is Git
git log Show commit history with many formats Inspecting History
git ls-files (plumbing) List tracked files and their index modes Submodules
git ls-tree (plumbing) List a tree object's entries Object Model
git maintenance Schedule background upkeep of a repo Large Repos
git merge Join two branches into one Merging
git merge-base (plumbing) Find the common ancestor of two commits How Merge and Rebase Work
git mv Move or rename a tracked file Staging and Committing

N to R

Command Does Topic
git pull Fetch then merge (or rebase) the upstream Pushing and Pulling
git push Send commits to a remote; --force-with-lease safely Pushing and Pulling
git rebase Replay commits onto a new base; -i to reshape Rebasing
git reflog Show every move of HEAD, to recover lost commits Reflog and Recovery
git remote List and manage remotes Remotes
git reset Move the branch; --soft/--mixed/--hard Undoing Changes
git restore Discard working-tree or unstage changes Undoing Changes
git revert Add a commit that inverts an earlier one Undoing Changes
git rev-list (plumbing) List commit or object SHAs for scripting Bloated Repo, Large File
git rev-parse (plumbing) Resolve a name to a SHA or repo fact Refs and HEAD
git rm Remove a tracked file and stage the removal Undoing Changes

S to Z

Command Does Topic
git show Show a commit, tag or object with its diff Inspecting History
git sparse-checkout Materialize only chosen paths in the working tree Large Repos
git stash Shelve working-tree changes for later Stashing
git status Show staged, modified and untracked state Staging and Committing
git submodule Manage embedded repositories (gitlinks) Submodules
git switch Change branch; -c creates, --detach detaches Branches
git tag Create and list tags, lightweight or annotated Tags and Releases
git update-ref (plumbing) Create or move a ref directly Refs and HEAD
git worktree Attach extra working directories to one repo Worktrees