Git commands to become a Pro

Great git commands to improve your skills... and sometimes you might forget!

Daily commands

Command	Description
git add . -p	allows to stage piece of code
git stash show -p	show diff in last stash
git stash show -p stash@{1}	show diff in stash@{1}
git checkout -- <file>	WARNING revert the <file> in working directory. It is distructive command

Git Configuration

When using git config, you can specify three levels of configuration:

Level	Description
--system	System-wide configuration stored in /etc/gitconfig. Requires sudo permissions for modification.
--global	User-specific configuration stored in $HOME/.gitconfig.
--local	Repository-specific configuration stored in <repo_root>/.git/config.

Show config

Usually you have only user (--global) and repo (--local) configuration. Use this modifier to restrict what do you want to see.

Try with git config --system -l to check the system level configuration exists.

Command	Description
git config --list	or with -l show ALL configuration varibles
git config -l --system	show configuration varibles at system level (may need sudo)
git config -l --global	show configuration varibles at user level
git config -l --local	show configuration varibles at repo level
git config -l --global | grep editor	to view default editor

Set config

Initial configuration

Set your user.name and user.email for local repository

Command	Description
git config --local user.name <username>	Set user name used in repository
git config --local user.email <email>	Set email used in repository

Or for global purposes:

Command	Description
git config --global user.name <username>	Set user name used everywere
git config --global user.email <email>	Set email used everywere

To store the password permanently and set the editor:

Command	Description
git config --local credential.helper store	Store password permanently for repository
git config --global core.editor vim	Set vim editor for system

Edit properties manually:

Command	Description
git config --edit --system	Edit the system configuration file

Custom Configuration

Task	Command	Description
Create Git Alias	git config --global alias.s 'status'	Add the alias s to call git status using git s (also with autocomplete)