Command of the Day: Thursday, January 29, 2026

`git diff <commit> --name-only`

Show only the names of files that changed compared to a specific commit.

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`git merge <branchname>`

Merge the specified branch into the current branch, combining their histories.

`git init`

Initialize a Git repository in the current directory

`git pull <remote>`

Fetches and merges remote changes into the current branch

`git clone <repo_url>`

Download a remote Git repository to your local machine as a new directory.

`git switch -c <branchname>`

Creates a new branch and switches to it.

`git log -<number>`

Shows the last `<number>` commits in the log.

`git branch -m <old_branchname> <new_branchname>`

Rename a branch

`git push`

Upload local commits from your current branch to its configured remote branch.

`git restore .`

Reverts all uncommitted changes in the current directory.

`git diff --staged`

Displays changes between the index and the last commit.

`git pull`

Fetch and merge remote changes

`git switch <branchname>`

Switch to the specified branch

`git checkout <branchname>`

Switch to a different branch

`git reflog`

Show a log of all Git references

`git checkout -b <branchname>`

Create a new branch and switch to it

`git status -s`

Display a short summary of the working directory's status

`git branch -M <branchname>`

Forcefully rename the current branch to <branchname>

`git status`

Show the status of the current repository

`git rm <path>`

Remove a file from the working directory and staging area.

`git branch -v`

List all branches including commit information

`git branch`

List all branches

`git diff HEAD`

Show uncommitted changes

`git diff <commit> --name-only`

Show only the names of files that changed compared to a specific commit.

`git rm -f <path>`

Forcefully removes a file from the working directory and stages the deletion.

`git rm --cached <path>`

Remove files only from the git index

`git branch -d <branchname>`

Delete a branch

`git restore --staged`

Removes files from the staging area without altering their content in the working directory.

`git log`

Show the commit history

`git branch <branchname>`

Creates a new branch with the specified name.

`git tag -a <version_number>`

Creates an annotated Git tag named `<version_number>` pointing at the current commit.

`git commit -m "<message>"`

Create a new commit with the staged changes and attach a message describing them.

`git fetch`

Download new commits, branches, and tags from the remote without changing your current files.

`git commit -a`

Commits any changes to tracked files in the current repository.

`git restore --staged <path>`

Unstages the specified file/s

`git show-ref --tags`

Show each tag name and its commit hash in the local repository.

`git add <path>`

Stage changes for the next commit

`git add -A`

Add all new and changed files to the staging area