Essential GIT Commands for Software Developers.

I sense your interest in becoming a software engineer. In that case, it’s crucial to familiarize yourself with the following Git commands.

Before delving into the details, take a moment to imagine a scenario:

Your repository consists of two branches, named ‘a’ &‘b’.

Main Three States:

1. Working Directory:

• git status: Check the status of your working directory and see which files are modified.

1. Staging Area:

• git add <file>: Stage changes in the specified file for the next commit.
• git add . or git add -A: Stage all changes in the working directory.

1. Repository:

• git commit -m "Your commit message": Commit staged changes to the repository.

Git Stashing:

1. Stash Changes:

• git stash save "Your stash message": Save your changes to a stash.

1. List Stashes:

• git stash list: View a list of your stashes.

1. Apply Stash:

• git stash apply: Apply the latest stash.
• git stash apply stash@{2}: Apply a specific stash.

1. Pop Stash:

• git stash pop: Apply the latest stash and remove it from the stash list.

1. Drop Stash:

• git stash drop stash@{2}: Discard a specific stash.

1. Clear All Stashes:

• git stash clear: Remove all stashes.

Git Rebase:

1. Rebase Interactive:

• git rebase -i <branch>: Start an interactive rebase on the specified branch.

1. Continue Rebase:

• After resolving conflicts during a rebase:
• git add <conflicted-file>: Stage the resolved file.
• git rebase --continue: Continue with the rebase.

1. Abort Rebase:

• git rebase --abort: Abort the ongoing rebase.