GIT CHEAT SHEET MAKE CHANGES Review edits and craft a commit transaction $ git status Lists all new or modified files to be committed $ git add [file] Snapshots the file in preparation for versioning $ git reset [file] Unstages the file, but preserve its contents $ git diff Shows file differences not yet staged $ git diff --staged Shows file differences between staging and the last file version $ git commit -m "[descriptive message]" Records file snapshots permanently in version history CONFIGURE TOOLING Configure user information for all local repositories $ git config --global user.name "[name]" Sets the name you want attached to your commit transactions $ git config --global user.email "[email address]" Sets the email you want attached to your commit transactions $ git config --global color.ui auto Enables helpful colorization of command line output CREATE REPOSITORIES Start a new repository or obtain one from an existing URL $ git init [project-name] Creat
