# Git Comparison

We aim to match our CLI command behavior as closely to their Git equivalent as possible. This page lists the commands that are currently supported, and any known limitations.

### Setup and Config

| Component | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| --------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `config`  | ✅         |                       |
| `help`    | 🟠        |                       |

### Getting and Creating Databases

| Component | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| --------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `init`    | ✅         |                       |
| `clone`   | ✅         |                       |

### Basic Snapshotting

| Component | Supported | Notes and limitations                                    |
| --------- | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| `add`     | ✅         |                                                          |
| `status`  | ✅         |                                                          |
| `commit`  | ✅         |                                                          |
| `notes`   | ❌         |                                                          |
| `restore` | ❌         |                                                          |
| `reset`   | ✅         |                                                          |
| `rm`      | 🟠        | See [dolt table rm](/cli-reference/cli.md#dolt-table-rm) |
| `mv`      | 🟠        | See [dolt table mv](/cli-reference/cli.md#dolt-table-mv) |

### Branching and Merging

| Component  | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| ---------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `branch`   | ✅         |                       |
| `checkout` | ✅         |                       |
| `merge`    | ✅         |                       |
| `log`      | ✅         |                       |
| `stash`    | ✅         |                       |
| `tag`      | ✅         |                       |
| `worktree` | ❌         |                       |
| `switch`   | ❌         |                       |

### Sharing and Updating Databases

| Component | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| --------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `fetch`   | ✅         |                       |
| `pull`    | ✅         |                       |
| `push`    | ✅         |                       |
| `remote`  | ✅         |                       |

### Inspection and Comparison

| Component    | Supported | Notes and limitations                               |
| ------------ | --------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| `show`       | 🟠        | not supported for merge commits or internal objects |
| `diff`       | ✅         |                                                     |
| `range-diff` | ❌         |                                                     |
| `shortlog`   | ❌         |                                                     |

### Patching

| Component     | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| ------------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `cherry-pick` | ✅         |                       |
| `rebase`      | ✅         |                       |
| `revert`      | ✅         |                       |

### Debugging

| Component | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| --------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `bisect`  | ❌         |                       |
| `blame`   | ✅         |                       |

### Administration

| Component       | Supported | Notes and limitations                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| --------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `clean`         | 🟠        | [does not completely match Git's behavior](https://github.com/dolthub/dolt/issues/6313)                                                                                                                                     |
| `gc`            | ✅         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `fsck`          | ✅         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| `reflog`        | ✅         | <p><a href="https://www.dolthub.com/blog/2023-11-17-dolt-reflog/">does not completely match Git's behavior</a>:<br></p><ul><li>only supports named references (not Git's special refs)</li><li>shows deleted refs</li></ul> |
| `filter-branch` | ✅         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

### Plumbing Commands

| Component      | Supported | Notes and limitations |
| -------------- | --------- | --------------------- |
| `check-ignore` | ❌         |                       |
| `ls`           | ✅         |                       |
| `merge-base`   | ✅         |                       |
| `rev-list`     | ❌         |                       |
| `rev-parse`    | ❌         |                       |
| `name-rev`     | ❌         |                       |
| `show-ref`     | ❌         |                       |
| `update-ref`   | ❌         |                       |

If you are interested in a command that is currently unsupported, please [open an issue](https://github.com/dolthub/dolt/issues) or contact us on [discord](https://discord.gg/8qyCyRfh).


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