The 13 GIT commands you have to know for 2025

In this video, I walk through the most important git commands you need to know in 2025...and the main ones I use on a daily basis.


✏️ Pre Reqs ✏️

1. Make sure you have a github.com account
2. Have git installed locally
3. Have a text editor (I like Microsoft VS Code)

⏰ Timestamps ⏰

0:22 git clone (Clone a repo into your local environment)
2:02 git checkout -b (Learn how to create and manage branches)
3:03 git checkout - / git branch -D (Delete and toggle between branches)
4:27 git log (Check your git history)
5:51 git mv (Move and rename files)
10:05 git rm (Remove files)
11:05 git add/commit (Add and commit files to history)
15:25 git cherry-pick/reset hard
18:28 git stash (Stash changes for future development)
19:53 git merge (Update your local branch with main/master)
24:32 git push (Push changes)