Common Git Commands

Command	Description
git init	Initializes a new Git repository in the current directory.
git clone [url]	Clones a repository from the specified URL to your local machine.
git status	Displays the state of the working directory and staging area.
git add [file]	Adds a file to the staging area for the next commit.
git commit -m "[message]"	Commits the staged changes with a descriptive message.
git push	Pushes the committed changes to the remote repository.
git pull	Fetches and merges changes from the remote repository to the local repository.
git branch	Lists all branches in the repository or creates a new branch.
git checkout [branch]	Switches to the specified branch.
git merge [branch]	Merges the specified branch into the current branch.
git log	Shows the commit history for the current branch.
git diff	Displays changes between commits, branches, or the working directory.
git reset [file]	Unstages a file from the staging area without removing its changes.
git rm [file]	Removes a file from the working directory and stages the removal.
git stash	Temporarily saves changes without committing them.
git stash pop	Restores the most recently stashed changes and removes them from the stash list.
git remote -v	Displays the URLs of remote repositories.
git tag [tag_name]	Creates a tag for a specific commit.
git fetch	Downloads objects and refs from another repository without merging.

Pulling from origin Variants

Command	Description
git pull origin	Pulls the latest changes from the current branch of the origin remote.
git pull origin [branch]	Pulls the latest changes from the specified branch of the origin remote (e.g., main).
git fetch origin	Fetches changes from the origin remote without merging them.
git merge origin/[branch]	Merges the fetched changes from the specified branch into the current branch.
git pull --rebase origin [branch]	Fetches changes from the origin remote and applies your local changes on top (rebases).

Pulling from a Specific Branch

Command	Description
git pull origin [branch]	Pulls changes from a specific branch on the origin remote to the current branch.
git checkout [branch]	Switches to the specific branch to ensure the changes are pulled into the correct branch.
git fetch origin [branch]	Fetches changes from a specific branch on the origin remote without merging them into the local branch.
git merge origin/[branch]	Merges fetched changes from a specific branch into the current branch.
git pull --rebase origin [branch]	Rebases the current branch on top of the changes from a specific branch on the origin remote.
git pull origin [source_branch]:[target_branch]	Pulls changes from a source branch on the remote and merges into a local target branch.