Git Snippets
The Git snippet collection contains a variety of short tips and tricks for all currently maintained versions of git. It includes most commonly-used commands and covers various use-cases in the form of simplified documentation, complete with multiple examples.
Move commits from master to a new branch
Git, Branch
Moves local commits from the
masterbranch to a new branch.Create a stash
Git, Repository
Saves the current state of the working directory and index into a new stash.
View a summary of changes between two commits
Git, Repository
Prints a summary of changes between two given commits.
Find branches containing a commit
Git, Branch
Prints all the branches containing a specific commit.
Find branches not containing a commit
Git, Branch
Prints all the branches not containing a specific commit.
Delete detached branches
Git, Repository
Deletes all detached branches.
Merge a branch
Git, Repository
Merges a branch into the current branch.
Reset master to match remote
Git, Repository
Resets the local
masterbranch to match the one on the remote.View a short summary of commits
Git, Repository
Prints a short summary of all commits.
View "undo" history
Git, Repository
View git's reference logs. This is especially useful for finding references that don't show up in commit history.
Tip: How to add multiple authors to a commit
Git, Article
Learn how to add multiple authors to a git commit with this quick and easy tip.
Uses a binary search algorithm and a given script to find which commit in history introduced a bug.
Delete a remote branch
Git, Repository
Deletes a remote branch.
Uses a binary search algorithm to manually find which commit in history introduced a bug.
Change the last commit's message
Git, Commit
Updates the last commit's message without changing its contents.