List of GitHub commands
November 22, 2020•379 words
These are common Git commands used in various situations:
start a working area (see also: git help tutorial)
clone Clone a repository into a new directory
init Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing one
work on the current change (see also: git help everyday)
add Add file contents to the index
mv Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink
restore Restore working tree files
rm Remove files from the working tree and from the index
examine the history and state (see also: git help revisions)
bisect Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug
diff Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc
grep Print lines matching a pattern
log Show commit logs
show Show various types of objects
status Show the working tree status
grow, mark and tweak your common history
branch List, create, or delete branches
commit Record changes to the repository
merge Join two or more development histories together
rebase Reapply commits on top of another base tip
reset Reset current HEAD to the specified state
switch Switch branches
tag Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG
collaborate (see also: git help workflows)
fetch Download objects and refs from another repository
pull Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local branch
push Update remote refs along with associated objects
'git help -a' and 'git help -g' list available subcommands and some
concept guides. See 'git help <command>' or 'git help <concept>'
to read about a specific subcommand or concept.
See 'git help git' for an overview of the system.
These GitHub commands are provided by hub:
api Low-level GitHub API request interface
browse Open a GitHub page in the default browser
ci-status Show the status of GitHub checks for a commit
compare Open a compare page on GitHub
create Create this repository on GitHub and add GitHub as origin
delete Delete a repository on GitHub
fork Make a fork of a remote repository on GitHub and add as remote
gist Make a gist
issue List or create GitHub issues
pr List or checkout GitHub pull requests
pull-request Open a pull request on GitHub
release List or create GitHub releases
sync Fetch git objects from upstream and update branches