We separate the porcelain commands into the main commands and
some ancillary user utilities.
Main porcelain commands
git-add(1)
Add file contents to the index.
git-am(1)
Apply a series of patches from a mailbox.
git-archive(1)
Create an archive of files from a named tree.
git-bisect(1)
Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug.
git-branch(1)
List, create, or delete branches.
git-bundle(1)
Move objects and refs by archive.
git-checkout(1)
Switch branches or restore working tree files.
git-cherry-pick(1)
Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits.
git-citool(1)
Graphical alternative to git-commit.
git-clean(1)
Remove untracked files from the working tree.
git-clone(1)
Clone a repository into a new directory.
git-commit(1)
Record changes to the repository.
git-describe(1)
Give an object a human readable name based on an available
ref.
git-diff(1)
Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc.
git-fetch(1)
Download objects and refs from another repository.
git-format-patch(1)
Prepare patches for e-mail submission.
git-gc(1)
Cleanup unnecessary files and optimize the local repository.
git-grep(1)
Print lines matching a pattern.
git-gui(1)
A portable graphical interface to Git.
git-init(1)
Create an empty Git repository or reinitialize an existing
one.
git-log(1)
Show commit logs.
git-maintenance(1)
Run tasks to optimize Git repository data.
git-merge(1)
Join two or more development histories together.
git-mv(1)
Move or rename a file, a directory, or a symlink.
git-notes(1)
Add or inspect object notes.
git-pull(1)
Fetch from and integrate with another repository or a local
branch.
git-push(1)
Update remote refs along with associated objects.
git-range-diff(1)
Compare two commit ranges (e.g. two versions of a branch).
git-rebase(1)
Reapply commits on top of another base tip.
git-reset(1)
Reset current HEAD to the specified state.
git-restore(1)
Restore working tree files.
git-revert(1)
Revert some existing commits.
git-rm(1)
Remove files from the working tree and from the index.
git-shortlog(1)
Summarize git log output.
git-show(1)
Show various types of objects.
git-sparse-checkout(1)
Initialize and modify the sparse-checkout.
git-stash(1)
Stash the changes in a dirty working directory away.
git-status(1)
Show the working tree status.
git-submodule(1)
Initialize, update or inspect submodules.
git-switch(1)
Switch branches.
git-tag(1)
Create, list, delete or verify a tag object signed with GPG.
git-worktree(1)
Manage multiple working trees.
gitk(1)
The Git repository browser.
Ancillary Commands
Manipulators:
git-config(1)
Get and set repository or global options.
git-fast-export(1)
Git data exporter.
git-fast-import(1)
Backend for fast Git data importers.
git-filter-branch(1)
Rewrite branches.
git-mergetool(1)
Run merge conflict resolution tools to resolve merge
conflicts.
git-pack-refs(1)
Pack heads and tags for efficient repository access.
git-prune(1)
Prune all unreachable objects from the object database.
git-reflog(1)
Manage reflog information.
git-remote(1)
Manage set of tracked repositories.
git-repack(1)
Pack unpacked objects in a repository.
git-replace(1)
Create, list, delete refs to replace objects.
Interrogators:
git-annotate(1)
Annotate file lines with commit information.
git-blame(1)
Show what revision and author last modified each line of a
file.
git-bugreport(1)
Collect information for user to file a bug report.
git-count-objects(1)
Count unpacked number of objects and their disk consumption.
git-difftool(1)
Show changes using common diff tools.
git-fsck(1)
Verifies the connectivity and validity of the objects in the
database.
git-help(1)
Display help information about Git.
git-instaweb(1)
Instantly browse your working repository in gitweb.
git-merge-tree(1)
Show three-way merge without touching index.
git-rerere(1)
Reuse recorded resolution of conflicted merges.
git-show-branch(1)
Show branches and their commits.
git-verify-commit(1)
Check the GPG signature of commits.
git-verify-tag(1)
Check the GPG signature of tags.
git-whatchanged(1)
Show logs with difference each commit introduces.
gitweb(1)
Git web interface (web frontend to Git repositories).
Interacting with Others
These commands are to interact with foreign SCM and with other
people via patch over e-mail.
git-archimport(1)
Import a GNU Arch repository into Git.
git-cvsexportcommit(1)
Export a single commit to a CVS checkout.
git-cvsimport(1)
Salvage your data out of another SCM people love to hate.
git-cvsserver(1)
A CVS server emulator for Git.
git-imap-send(1)
Send a collection of patches from stdin to an IMAP folder.
git-p4(1)
Import from and submit to Perforce repositories.
git-quiltimport(1)
Applies a quilt patchset onto the current branch.
git-request-pull(1)
Generates a summary of pending changes.
git-send-email(1)
Send a collection of patches as emails.
git-svn(1)
Bidirectional operation between a Subversion repository and
Git.
Reset, restore and revert
There are three commands with similar names: git reset, git
restore and git revert.
• git-revert(1) is about making a new commit that reverts the
changes made by other commits.
• git-restore(1) is about restoring files in the working tree
from either the index or another commit. This command does
not update your branch. The command can also be used to
restore files in the index from another commit.
• git-reset(1) is about updating your branch, moving the tip in
order to add or remove commits from the branch. This
operation changes the commit history.
git reset can also be used to restore the index, overlapping
with git restore.
