Git 2 cheatsheet

Git 2: Committing

8 common Git 2 tasks.

Stage all changes

Stage every modified, new and deleted file in the current directory and below.

git add .

Choose which hunks of a file to stage.

git add -p

Record the staged changes with a message.

git commit -m "Add login form"

Replace the message of the most recent commit.

git commit --amend -m "New message"

Caution: This rewrites the commit. Avoid it once the commit has been pushed and shared.

Show what changed since the last stage or commit.

git diff

Show what will go into the next commit.

git diff --staged

Show one line per commit with the branch graph.

git log --oneline --graph --decorate

Show the message and changes of the latest commit.

git show HEAD