Git CLI Reference & Workflows
A practical reference of essential Git commands for tag management, history management, and multi-identity SSH configuration.
🏷️ Git Tags
# Create annotated tag
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release version 1.0.0"
# Push tag to remote
git push origin v1.0.0
# Push all local tags
git push origin --tags
# Delete tag locally and remotely
git tag --delete v1.0.0
git push --delete origin v1.0.0
# Create a new branch starting from a tag
git checkout -b release-v1.0 v1.0.0
🧹 Git History Reset (Orphan Branch)
To reset commit history on a repository while keeping current files:
# 1. Create a fresh orphan branch
git checkout --orphan temp_branch
# 2. Stage and commit all files
git add -A
git commit -m "Initial commit"
# 3. Delete the old branch and rename current branch to main
git branch -D main
git branch -m main
# 4. Force push new clean history
git push --force origin main