A growing cheat sheet of the more handy Git commands used by engineers and the like. Nothing fancy. Setting up your Git environment The easiest way to install Git in a Windows environment is to download and install Git for Windows . It includes its own Git shell without having to install WSL or create a Linux VM, a GUI application, and shell integration. If Mac OS is your environment, use the Git for Mac Installer . Apple maintains its own fork as well, and is included when you install XCode. Optionally, if your projects and repositories are on GitHub, it's recommended to install GitHub Desktop . Check your environment Confirm your Git installation:  git --version Verify your Git configuration (while in the root directory of a local repository) git config --list Before making your first commit... ... on your machine for the first time, you'll need to set your default user.name and user.email.  For a project-specific name and e-mail, run this from the root of your local copy of