README.md

List of some commonly used commands

Table of contents

• Git reference

Git reference

See changes in a commit hash

git show <commit-hash> # Show commit information
git show <commit-hash> --patch # Show diff of the changes committed
git show <commit-hash> -p

Find the best common ancestor between two branches

git merge-base feature_branch main # Find the commit hash where feature_branch was created from main

Git graphical log

git log --graph --oneline --all

Git reflog

git reflog feature_branch

Tags

git tag # List of tags
git show-ref --tags # More details about tags
git fetch --tags # Fetch tags from remote repository
git ls-remote --tags origin # List tags on remote

Delete Branch

# Delete remote branch
git push origin --delete branch_name

# Delete local branch
git branch -d branch_name

# Force delete local branch
git branch -D branch_name

# After deleting remote branches, sync information with local
git fetch origin --prune