Remote Operations Cheatsheet

Remotes

Command	Action
git remote -v	List remotes with URLs
git remote add <name> <url>	Add a remote
git remote remove <name>	Remove a remote
git remote rename <old> <new>	Rename a remote
git remote set-url <name> <url>	Change remote URL

Fetch

Command	Action
git fetch	Download from default remote
git fetch origin	Download from origin
git fetch --all	Download from all remotes
git fetch --prune	Fetch + remove stale branches

Pull

Command	Action
git pull	Fetch + merge current tracking
git pull origin main	Pull specific branch
git pull --rebase	Fetch + rebase (no merge commit)
git pull --rebase origin main	Rebase pull from specific

Push

Command	Action
git push	Push to tracking remote
git push origin main	Push specific branch
git push -u origin <branch>	Push + set upstream tracking
git push --all	Push all branches
git push --tags	Push all tags
git push --force-with-lease	Safe force push
git push --force	Force push (dangerous)
git push origin --delete <branch>	Delete remote branch

Tags

Command	Action
git tag	List all tags
git tag v1.0.0	Create lightweight tag
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "msg"	Create annotated tag
git tag -d v1.0.0	Delete local tag
git push origin v1.0.0	Push specific tag
git push --tags	Push all tags
git push origin --delete v1.0.0	Delete remote tag

Fork Workflow

Command	Action
git clone <fork-url>	Clone your fork
git remote add upstream <url>	Add original repo
git fetch upstream	Get upstream changes
git rebase upstream/main	Update your branch
git push origin main	Push to your fork

Inspection

Command	Action
git branch -r	List remote branches
git log main..origin/main	Commits on remote not local
git log origin/main..main	Commits local not on remote