Common Commands.md

#Common Commands

##Making changes

• Adding Files
• git add <filename> :
• git add .
• Stashing Changes
• git stash
• git stash pop
• Committing Files
• git commit -m "[descriptive message]"
• Unstaging Files
• git reset <filename>

##Reviewing Changes

• git status : List the files you've changed and those you still need to add or commit
• Viewing File Differences :
  • git diff : Shows file differences not yet staged.
  • git diff --base <filename> : View the changes against the base file.
  • git diff <sourcebranch> <targetbranch> : View changes in source branch against a target.
• git log : View summary of all commits made so far in the current branch.

##Receiving Files

• git fetch : Fetch changes from remote repository

##Searching for Files

• git grep <search term> : Search the current branch for given term