Git useful commands

Add alias for displaying the status

git config --global alias.s status

Display current configuration

git config --list

Add user configuration

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

git config --global user.email "name@mail.com"

Set pull/rebase behavior

git config --global pull.rebase true

Set the remote as upstream:

git config --global push.autoSetupRemote true

Remove remote branches from local repository

git remote prune origin

Delete the local branch that was pruned

git branch -D name-of-the-branch-to-delete

Show all branches

git branch -a

Discover changes between two branches

git diff --name-status branch_one..branch_two

Compare two branches

git diff branch_one..branch_two

Use another identity

git config core.sshcommand "ssh -i ~/.ssh/your_private_key -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -F /dev/null"

Remove last commit

git reset --hard HEAD^

git push origin -f

Working with remotes

View existing remotes

git remote

or with showing URLs:

git remote -v

Add a remote

git remote add <name> <url>

e.g.:

git remote add private https://github.com/username/private_repo.git

Remove a remote

git remote remove <name>

Rename a remote

git remote rename <old-name> <new-name>

Change remote URL

git remote set-url <name> <new-url>

Example usage

git remote add private https://github.com/username/private_repo.git
git push -u private main

Tip

-u, --set-upstream

For every branch that is up to date or successfully pushed, add upstream (tracking) reference, used by argument-less git-pull and other commands.