GitHub & Git Cheatsheet

A new Git/GitHub tip added every day for 365 days. Practical commands for React Native, Node.js, and web developers.

Tips So Far

Day 86 — List releases

GitHub CLI · 2026-08-05

gh release list

See all published releases.

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Day 85 — Create a release

GitHub CLI · 2026-08-04

gh release create v1.0.0 --title "v1.0.0" --notes "First release"

Publish a new GitHub release.

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Day 84 — Assign issue to yourself

GitHub CLI · 2026-08-03

gh issue edit 42 --assignee @me

Assign an issue to yourself quickly.

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Day 83 — Close an issue

GitHub CLI · 2026-08-02

gh issue close 42

Close an issue from the terminal.

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Day 82 — View an issue

GitHub CLI · 2026-08-01

gh issue view 42

Read a specific issue by number.

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Day 81 — List issues

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-31

gh issue list

See all open issues in current repo.

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Day 80 — Create an issue

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-30

gh issue create --title "Bug: crash on login"

Open a new GitHub issue from terminal.

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Day 79 — Close a PR

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-29

gh pr close 123

Close a pull request without merging.

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Day 78 — Merge a PR

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-28

gh pr merge 123 --squash

Merge a pull request using squash strategy.

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Day 77 — Checkout a PR

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-27

gh pr checkout 123

Switch to the branch of a pull request locally.

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Day 76 — View a PR

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-26

gh pr view 123

Read the details of a specific pull request.

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Day 75 — List open PRs

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-25

gh pr list

See all open pull requests in current repo.

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Day 74 — Create a PR

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-24

gh pr create --title "feat: new feature" --fill

Open a pull request from current branch.

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Day 73 — Fork a repo

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-23

gh repo fork owner/repo

Fork a repository to your account.

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Day 72 — View repo in browser

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-22

gh repo view --web

Open current repo in your default browser.

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Day 71 — List your repos

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-21

gh repo list

See all your GitHub repositories.

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Day 70 — Clone a repo

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-20

gh repo clone owner/repo

Clone any GitHub repository easily.

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Day 69 — Create a repo

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-19

gh repo create my-app --public

Create a new GitHub repository from terminal.

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Day 68 — Check login status

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-18

gh auth status

Verify you are logged in and see your username.

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Day 67 — Login to GitHub

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-17

gh auth login

Authenticate with your GitHub account.

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Day 66 — Install GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI · 2026-07-16

brew install gh

Install the official GitHub CLI on macOS.

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Day 65 — Delete a tag

Tags · 2026-07-15

git tag -d v1.0.0

Remove a local tag.

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Day 64 — Push tags to remote

Tags · 2026-07-14

git push origin --tags

Upload all local tags to remote.

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Day 63 — List all tags

Tags · 2026-07-13

git tag

Show all tags in the repository.

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Day 62 — Create annotated tag

Tags · 2026-07-12

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release v1.0.0"

Tag with a message — best practice for releases.

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Day 61 — Create a tag

Tags · 2026-07-11

git tag v1.0.0

Mark a specific commit as a release version.

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Day 60 — Pull with rebase

Remote · 2026-07-10

git pull --rebase

Pull and rebase instead of merge for cleaner history.

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Day 59 — Fetch without merging

Remote · 2026-07-09

git fetch origin

Download remote changes without applying them.

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Day 58 — Change remote URL

Remote · 2026-07-08

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/user/new-repo.git

Update the URL of an existing remote.

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Day 57 — Add a remote

Remote · 2026-07-07

git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo.git

Connect your local repo to a remote.

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Day 56 — View remote URLs

Remote · 2026-07-06

git remote -v

See the fetch and push URLs for your remotes.

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Day 55 — Remove untracked files

Undo · 2026-07-05

git clean -fd

Delete untracked files and directories.

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Day 54 — Discard all local changes

Undo · 2026-07-04

git checkout .

Revert all unstaged changes in working directory.

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Day 53 — Add forgotten file to last commit

Undo · 2026-07-03

git add forgotten.js && git commit --amend --no-edit

Add a file to the previous commit without changing message.

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Day 52 — Fix last commit message

Undo · 2026-07-02

git commit --amend -m "correct message"

Change the message of your last commit before pushing.

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Day 51 — Revert a commit

Undo · 2026-07-01

git revert abc1234

Create a new commit that undoes a specific commit safely.

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Day 50 — Undo and discard changes

Undo · 2026-06-30

git reset --hard HEAD~1

Completely remove last commit and all changes. Dangerous!

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Day 49 — Undo last commit (unstage)

Undo · 2026-06-29

git reset HEAD~1

Uncommit and unstage changes but keep files.

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Day 48 — Undo last commit (keep changes)

Undo · 2026-06-28

git reset --soft HEAD~1

Uncommit but keep all your changes staged.

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Day 47 — Clear all stashes

Stash · 2026-06-27

git stash clear

Delete all stashed entries at once.

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Day 46 — Drop a stash

Stash · 2026-06-26

git stash drop stash@{0}

Delete a specific stash entry.

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Day 45 — Apply without removing

Stash · 2026-06-25

git stash apply

Apply stash but keep it in the stash list.

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Day 44 — Apply latest stash

Stash · 2026-06-24

git stash pop

Restore the latest stash and remove it from list.

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Day 43 — List stashes

Stash · 2026-06-23

git stash list

See all saved stashes.

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Day 42 — Stash with a name

Stash · 2026-06-22

git stash push -m "wip: auth screen"

Save stash with a descriptive label.

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Day 41 — Stash your work

Stash · 2026-06-21

git stash

Temporarily save changes without committing.

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Day 40 — Squash commits

Rebase · 2026-06-20

git rebase -i HEAD~3 # change pick to squash

Combine multiple commits into one clean commit.

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Day 39 — Interactive rebase

Rebase · 2026-06-19

git rebase -i HEAD~3

Edit, squash, or reorder the last 3 commits.

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Day 38 — Continue after conflict

Rebase · 2026-06-18

git rebase --continue

After fixing a conflict during rebase, continue the process.

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Day 37 — Abort a rebase

Rebase · 2026-06-17

git rebase --abort

Cancel a rebase in progress and restore original state.

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Day 36 — Rebase onto main

Rebase · 2026-06-16

git rebase main

Replay your branch commits on top of main.

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Day 35 — Mark conflict resolved

Merging · 2026-06-15

git add filename.js && git commit

After fixing conflicts, stage and commit to complete merge.

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Day 34 — Check merge conflicts

Merging · 2026-06-14

git status

After a conflict, git status shows which files need fixing.

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Day 33 — Abort a merge

Merging · 2026-06-13

git merge --abort

Cancel an in-progress merge and go back to before.

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Day 32 — Merge with no fast-forward

Merging · 2026-06-12

git merge --no-ff feature/login

Always create a merge commit for cleaner history.

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Day 31 — Merge a branch

Merging · 2026-06-11

git merge feature/login

Merge another branch into your current branch.

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Day 30 — Push new branch to remote

Branches · 2026-06-10

git push -u origin feature/login

Push and set upstream tracking for a new branch.

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Day 29 — Rename current branch

Branches · 2026-06-09

git branch -m new-name

Rename the branch you are currently on.

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Day 28 — Delete remote branch

Branches · 2026-06-08

git push origin --delete feature/login

Remove a branch from the remote repository.

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Day 27 — Force delete branch

Branches · 2026-06-07

git branch -D feature/login

Delete a branch even if it has unmerged changes.

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Day 26 — Delete local branch

Branches · 2026-06-06

git branch -d feature/login

Delete a branch that has been merged.

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Day 25 — List all branches

Branches · 2026-06-05

git branch -a

Show local and remote branches.

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Day 24 — Modern create and switch

Branches · 2026-06-04

git switch -c feature/login

Newer syntax to create and switch branches.

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Day 23 — Create and switch

Branches · 2026-06-03

git checkout -b feature/login

Create a new branch and switch to it immediately.

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Day 22 — Switch to a branch

Branches · 2026-06-02

git checkout feature/login

Switch your working directory to another branch.

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Day 21 — Create a branch

Branches · 2026-06-01

git branch feature/login

Create a new branch without switching to it.

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Day 20 — Discard local changes

Git Basics · 2026-05-31

git restore filename.js

Revert a file back to last committed state.

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Day 19 — Unstage a file

Git Basics · 2026-05-30

git restore --staged filename.js

Remove a file from staging without losing changes.

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Day 18 — See staged changes

Git Basics · 2026-05-29

git diff --staged

Show changes that are staged and ready to commit.

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Day 17 — See what changed

Git Basics · 2026-05-28

git diff

Show unstaged changes in your working directory.

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Day 16 — See last 5 commits

Git Basics · 2026-05-25

git log --oneline -5

Limit log output to the last 5 commits.

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Day 15 — Pretty log with graph

Git Basics · 2026-05-24

git log --oneline --graph --all

Visualize branches and merges in the terminal.

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Day 14 — View commit history

Git Basics · 2026-05-23

git log --oneline

See all commits in a compact one-line format.

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Day 13 — Pull latest changes

Git Basics · 2026-05-22

git pull

Fetch and merge changes from the remote branch.

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Day 12 — Push to remote

Git Basics · 2026-05-21

git push origin main

Upload your commits to the remote repository.

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Day 11 — Add and commit together

Git Basics · 2026-05-20

git commit -am "fix: typo in header"

Stage tracked files and commit in one command.

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Day 10 — Commit with message

Git Basics · 2026-05-19

git commit -m "feat: add login screen"

Save staged changes with a descriptive message.

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Day 9 — Stage one file

Git Basics · 2026-05-18

git add filename.js

Stage a specific file only.

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Day 8 — Stage all changes

Git Basics · 2026-05-17

git add .

Stage every changed file in current directory.

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Day 7 — Short status

Git Basics · 2026-05-16

git status -s

Compact version of git status — M = modified, ? = untracked.

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Day 6 — Check status

Git Basics · 2026-05-15

git status

See which files are staged, unstaged, or untracked.

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Day 5 — Clone a repo

Git Basics · 2026-05-14

git clone https://github.com/user/repo.git

Download a remote repository to your machine.

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Day 4 — Initialize a repo

Git Basics · 2026-05-13

git init

Start tracking a project with Git.

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Day 3 — Set your email

Git Basics · 2026-05-12

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

Set your email for all commits globally.

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Day 2 — Set your username

Git Basics · 2026-05-11

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Set your name for all commits globally.

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Day 1 — Check Git version

Git Basics · 2026-05-10

git --version

Always know what version of Git you are running.

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