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Useful Git commands

Published on 10 March 2024

Some useful commands when using Git and GitHub

Connecting to a new GitHub repo

Create a new repo on Github (do not make readme, .gitignore or licence files)
git remote add origin <remote_url>
Verify the remote URL: git remote add origin <remote_url>
Push: git remote add origin <remote_url>

Change remote origin URL

Create a new repo on Github (do not make readme, .gitignore or licence files)
git remote set-url origin <remote_url>
Verify the remote URL: git remote -v
Make any changes
Push: git push -u origin main

Rename Git master branch to main

git branch -m master main
git push -u origin main

Changes

Commit and push a change for the first time

git add .
git commit -m "fix: add missing brackets"
git push -u origin <branch_name> (this connects the local branch to the remote branch)

Commit and push a change

git add .
git commit -m "fix: add missing brackets"
git push

Undo a commit

git reset --soft HEAD~1