====== Git Quick Reference Card ======

Git cheat sheet.

Full [[https://git-scm.com/docs|documentation]].


===== Add, commit & push =====
<code>
git status
git add -A
git commit -m "JD - commit server work"
git pull origin master
git push origin master
</code>

To provide a detailed message and description from the command line: ''git commit''.

Then ''Insert'' key. Commented ''#'' lines are ignored. First line is the summary; subsequent lines are the detailed description.

Then ''ESC'' key. Close the editor with '':wq'' (w - write, q - quit) and ''Enter'' key.

[[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16122234/how-to-commit-a-change-with-both-message-and-description-from-the-command-li|source]]

===== Variations =====
See modifications within the current directory.
<code>
git status .
</code>

Recursively add files in working directory and subdirectories (new, modified, deleted).
<code>
git add -A .
</code>

Push with force. Use with caution.
<code>
git push --force origin master
</code>

Pull with forced overwrite [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1125968/how-do-i-force-git-pull-to-overwrite-local-files|link]]:
<code>
git fetch --all
git reset --hard origin/master
</code>

===== Stash =====
<code>
git stash
</code>
Records the current state of the working directory. This command saves your local modifications away and reverts the working directory to match the HEAD commit.

[[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1260748/how-do-i-remove-a-submodule|How to remove a submodule]]

===== Checkout =====

Reset file foo to HEAD. Stackoverflow [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/215718/how-can-i-reset-or-revert-a-file-to-a-specific-revision|link1]]
<code>
git checkout -- foo
</code>