Git commands

Function	Command	Notes
Create git	git init
Cloning a repo	git clone URL folder-name-optional	--depth 1 to clone only lastest commit (saves space)
Rename branch	git branch -m old-name new-name	-M to force rename
New branch (clone)	git switch -c branch-name	-C to force creation
New branch (empty)	git switch --orphan branch-name
Switch branch	git switch branch-name	any stagged but uncommitted changes will carry over to the other branch, either commit the changes, or unstage them and stash the changes If changes are carried over to the other branch once commited on that branch, the changes will not be part of the original branch
Delete branch	git branch -d branch-name	-D to force deletion
Link to remote git	git remote add origin URL
Push to remote (first time)	git push --set-upstream origin branch-name
Push to Wiki	git push --force --set-upstream origin HEAD:master	Wiki still uses master instead of main
Linking a git submodule	git submodule add URL folder-name-optional	this will clone the submodule, great if there's no local copy
Linking submodule without clone	git update-index --add --cacheinfo 160000 <subrepo commit hash> <submod path> git submodule init	Edit/Create .gitmodules at root and add in [submodule "<submod path>"] path = <submod path> url = https://.....git and create the respective folder (can be empty)
Stage (selective)	git add file-name folder/*	enclose in single quote (') if there's space in name/folder
Stage (all)	git add .
Stage (interactive)	git add -i 2 1,2,3,4,6 OR 1-4,6 enter 7	use negative index to unstage -1-4,-6
Unstage (selective)	git reset file-name folder/*	enclose in single quote (') if there's space in name/folder
Unstage (all)	git reset
Stash	git stash -u	will stash all changes so you can switch branch without discarding or carrying the changes over -u for including untracked files
Recall stash	git stash pop OR git stash apply	recalls the latest stash, pop removes it from the stash, while apply keep it in the stash
Commit	git commit -m "Message"
Undo commit	git reset HEAD~1
Push	git push
Push to new branch	git push -u origin new-branch	-u to set branch tracking local<-->remote
Make repo shallow	git fetch --depth 1 git reflog expire --expire=now --all git gc --prune=now