Working with Local Branches

Command	Result
git add file	adds the specified, untracked file to the index. Also used to update files to be committed after fixing merge conflicts.
git commit -m "message" file	commits changes in the specified file or directory to the local repository
git commit -a -m "message"	adds all changed files to the index and commits them to the local repository
git commit --amend	amend the previous commit. Use to update a commit message, or to update a changed file in a commit before pushing.
git stash	stashes current changes and sets branch to last commit. Useful for switching branches or pulling remote changes without having to commit local changes first.
git stash apply	applies the changes stashed using the git stash command
git branch	displays local branches
git branch -a	displays all local and remote branches
git branch branch	creates a new local branch with the specified name
git checkout branch	checks out the specified local branch. If you checkout another branch without committing changes in the current branch, the uncommitted files will be copied to the new branch.
git branch -d branch	deletes the specified local branch if it has been merged
git branch -D branch	deletes the specified local branch regardless of its merge status
git remote -v	lists current configured remotes for the fork
git remote add upstream git@github.com:original_owner/original_repository.git	specifies a new remote upstream repository that will be synced with the fork
git remote update --prune	updates list of remote branches on the local machine

List files in a commit

To list the files changed in a commit without any other information:

git show --name-only <sha>