Linux & Git-GitHub Cheat Sheet

Linux Commands:

ls: List all the directories and files.
mkdir: Makes a new directory.
rmdir: Remove a directory (only if it's empty).
cd: Change directory.
cd.. : Go back to the previous directory.
pwd: Print the current working directory.
ls -l: List files with more details.
cat: Show the content of a file.
echo: Shows the desired string and value.
man: Tells about all commands.
touch: Create a file.
cp: Copy files.
mv: Move files.
rm: Remove the file permanently.
sudo: Administrative commands (password).
head: Display the first 10 lines.
tail: Display the last 10 lines.
zip: Zip files in Linux
unzip: Unzip files in Linux
ssh: Secure Shell command in Linux
service: Linux command to start and stop services
ps: Display active processes
wget: download files from the internet
whoami: Create or update passwords for existing users
grep: Search for a string within an output
sort: sort the file content
cal: View Calendar in terminal
whereis: View the exact location of any command types after this command
kill and killall: Kill active processes by process ID or name
chmod: Change file permissions.
chown: Change file ownership.
history: Shows history of command usage.
useradd and usermod: Add a new user or change existing users data
passwd: Create or update passwords for existing users

Git-GitHub Commands:

git init: Initialize a new Git repository in the current directory.
git clone <repository-url>: Clone a remote repository to your local machine.
git status: Show the current status of the repository (modified files, staged changes, etc.).
git add <file>: Add a file to the staging area to be included in the next commit.
git commit -m "commit message": Create a new commit with the staged changes and a descriptive message.
git diff: View the differences between the working directory and the staging area.
git log: Display the commit history of the repository.
git branch: List all branches in the repository.
git checkout <branch>: Switch to a different branch.
git merge <branch>: Merge changes from the specified branch into the current branch.
git pull: Fetch and merge changes from a remote repository into the current branch.
git push: Push local commits to a remote repository.
git remote add origin <repository-url>: Add a remote repository as the origin (usually the main remote).
git remote -v: View a list of remote repositories and their URLs.
git reset <file>: Unstage changes for a file, removing them from the staging area.
git rm <file>: Remove a file from the repository and staging area.
git stash: Temporarily store changes not ready for a commit.
git cherry-pick <commit>: Apply changes from a specific commit to the current branch.
git fetch: Download objects and refs from another repository without merging.
git revert <commit>: Create a new commit that undoes the changes from a specific commit.
git remote -v: View a list of remote repositories and their URLs, including GitHub remotes.
git push origin <branch>: Push local commits to a remote branch on GitHub.
git pull origin <branch>: Fetch and merge changes from a remote branch on GitHub into the current branch.
git clone <repository-url>: Clone a GitHub repository to your local machine.
git fork: Create a copy of a repository on your GitHub account (forking).
git pull-request: Create a pull request to propose changes from your fork to the original repository.
git pull upstream <branch>: Pull changes from the original repository after forking (upstream).
git remote add upstream <original-repo-url>: Add the original repository as the upstream remote for your fork.
git branch -d <branch>: Delete a local branch after it's merged and no longer needed.
git push origin --delete <branch>: Delete a remote branch on GitHub.

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