Here’s a concise GitHub cheat sheet covering essential commands and features for repositories, branches, commits, pull requests, and more:

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Basic Git Commands

Cloning a Repository

git clone <repository_url>

Checking Repository Status

git status

Adding Changes to Staging Area

git add <file>       # Add specific file
git add .            # Add all files

Committing Changes

git commit -m "Your commit message"

Pushing Changes

git push origin <branch_name>

Pulling Changes

git pull origin <branch_name>

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Branch Management

Listing Branches

git branch           # List local branches
git branch -r        # List remote branches

Creating a New Branch

git branch <branch_name>

Switching Branches

git checkout <branch_name>
git switch <branch_name> # Alternative to checkout

Creating and Switching to a New Branch

git checkout -b <branch_name>
git switch -c <branch_name>

Deleting a Branch

git branch -d <branch_name>       # Delete locally
git push origin --delete <branch> # Delete remotely

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Merging and Rebasing

Merging Branches

git merge <branch_name>

Rebasing a Branch

git rebase <branch_name>

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Resolving Conflicts

During a Merge or Rebase

1. Open conflicted files, resolve issues manually.

2. Add resolved files:

   git add <file>

3. Continue the process:

   git merge --continue   # For merges
   git rebase --continue  # For rebases

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Undoing Changes

Unstage Files

git reset <file>
git reset . # Unstage all files

Discard Changes in Working Directory

git checkout -- <file>

Revert a Commit

git revert <commit_hash>

Reset to a Previous Commit

git reset --hard <commit_hash> # Completely reset
git reset --soft <commit_hash> # Keep changes staged

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Working with Remote Repositories

Adding a Remote

git remote add origin <repository_url>

Listing Remotes

git remote -v

Fetching Changes

git fetch origin

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Stashing Changes

Save Uncommitted Changes

git stash

View Stash List

git stash list

Apply Stash

git stash apply

Drop Stash

git stash drop

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Checking History

Show Commit Log

git log
git log --oneline --graph --all # Compact graph view

Show Changes in Commits

git show <commit_hash>

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Creating a Pull Request

1. Push your branch to the remote repository:

   git push origin <branch_name>

2. Open GitHub, navigate to the repository.

3. Click "Compare & pull request", fill out details, and submit.

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Tagging

Creating a Tag

git tag <tag_name>

Pushing Tags

git push origin <tag_name>
git push origin --tags  # Push all tags

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GitHub Shortcuts

• w: Switch between files changed in a pull request.
• t: Search files in a repository.
• y: Get a permalink for a file.
• .: Open the repository in the web-based editor.

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Git Ignore

Create a .gitignore file to exclude files from version control:

node_modules/
*.log
.env

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Common Aliases

Add aliases to simplify commands:

git config --global alias.st status
git config --global alias.co checkout
git config --global alias.br branch
git config --global alias.ci commit

This cheat sheet covers essential GitHub and Git commands to boost your productivity! Let me know if you'd like to dive deeper into any specific topic.