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Visualize Git Cheatsheet

Git Cheatsheet, (c) 2009-2012, Andrew Peterson

Stash

A place to hide modifications made to the workspace, while working on something else. (The stash area is not required in a “normal” workflow.)

Stash

Workspace

The local working area.

Workspace

Staging Area

The "index"– or "staging area" – holds a snapshot of the content of the working area, and it is this snapshot that is taken as the contents of the next commit.

Staging Area

Local Repository

A local area under version control.

Typical branches:

  • master
  • dev (for local development)
  • feature_x
  • bugfix_y

Local Repository

Upstream Repository

Typically a remote area under version control. Default name is 'origin'.

Typical branches here:

  • master
  • shared_feature_x
  • release_y

Upstream Repository

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