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