Git can do much more than add, commit, push. Here are 15 commands that will take you from user to power user.

1. git stash¶

git stash push -m “WIP: login form” git stash list git stash pop git stash apply stash@{2}

2. git log –oneline –graph¶

git log –oneline –graph –all –decorate

3. git bisect — Binary Bug Search¶

git bisect start git bisect bad git bisect good v1.0.0

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git bisect reset

4. git rebase -i¶

git rebase -i HEAD~5

pick, squash, reword, edit, drop, fixup¶

5. git cherry-pick¶

git cherry-pick abc1234

6. git reflog — Safety Net¶

git reflog git checkout HEAD@{5}

7. git blame¶

git blame -L 10,20 src/app.py git blame -w # ignores whitespace

8. git diff –staged¶

git diff –staged git diff –stat

9. git commit –amend¶

git commit –amend -m “better description” git commit –amend –no-edit

10. git clean¶

git clean -fd git clean -fdn # dry run

11. git worktree¶

git worktree add ../hotfix hotfix-branch

12. git shortlog¶

git shortlog -sn –since=”1 month ago”

13. git tag¶

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m “Release 1.0” git push origin –tags

14. git reset¶

git reset –soft HEAD~1 # keeps changes staged git reset –mixed HEAD~1 # changes unstaged git reset –hard HEAD~1 # deletes everything

15. Aliases¶

git config –global alias.co checkout git config –global alias.st status git config –global alias.undo “reset HEAD~1 –mixed”

Conclusion¶

These commands cover 95% of situations. Learn them one by one — in a month you’ll be a Git ninja.