Cheat Sheet

These are the commands you’ll use most often. It’s recommended to keep this open in a tab while you work, especially when starting.

These are not in any particular order. Trying to use these in order is likely to break things, as they're all for different things.

Everyday Commands

Command	What it does
git status	See what files have changed since your last commit
git log --oneline	See a short history of recent commits
git diff	See exactly what lines changed in your files
git branch	See what branch you’re on

Starting Work

Command	What it does
git checkout main	Switch to the main branch
git pull	Download the latest changes from GitHub
git checkout -b name	Create a new branch and switch to it
git checkout name	Switch to an existing branch

Saving Your Work

Command	What it does
git add .	Stage all changed files for a commit
git add filename	Stage a specific file only
git commit -m "msg"	Commit your changes with a description
git push origin name	Upload your branch to GitHub

Undoing Things

Command	What it does
git reset --soft HEAD~1	Undo last commit, keep changes
git restore filename	Discard changes to a specific file
git stash	Temporarily shelve all changes
git stash pop	Restore your shelved changes

The Full Workflow (Quick Version)

# Start fresh
git checkout main
git pull

# Create your branch
git checkout -b your-name/what-youre-doing

# ... do your work ...

# Save and upload
git add .
git commit -m "Describe what you did"
git push origin your-name/what-youre-doing

# Then open a Pull Request on github.com