The full command map

Follow the life of a change.

Every command lives where it acts. A file is born in the working tree, gets copied into the index, sealed into a commit, then travels to a remote. Tap any command to watch it work under the hood.

Setup

birth of a repo

Working Tree

files on disk

Index · Staging

your next commit

Repository

objects + refs · history

Remote

origin · another machine

Setupbirth of a repo
git init

creates .git + HEAD

git config

identity & aliases

birth of a repo

Working Treefiles on disk
git status

what changed?

git diff

show the changes

git restore

bring files back

git stash

park changes ✱

git clean

delete untracked

files on disk

Index · Stagingyour next commit
git add

stage snapshots →

your next commit

Repositoryobjects + refs · history
git commit

write the snapshot

git branch

new pointer

git checkout

jump + rebuild

git switch

change branches

git merge

join histories

git rebase

replay + linearize

git log

read history

git show

open an object

git blame

who made each line

git reflog

journal of HEAD

git gc

sweep dead objects

git reset

rewind refs

git revert

inverse commit

git cherry-pick

copy a commit

git tag

pin a milestone

objects + refs · history

Remoteorigin · another machine
git clone

fetch + checkout

git remote

bookmark URLs

git fetch

download, don't touch

git pull

fetch + merge ↓

git push

upload + advance ↑

origin · another machine

Staged

Copied into the index — next commit's content.

Modified

Differs from the index, not yet staged.

Untracked

Never seen by git — new or ignored-worthy.