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.
Prints a list of all commits that manipulated a given string.
Tip: How to add multiple authors to a commit
Git, Github
Learn how to add multiple authors to a git commit with this quick and easy tip.
Merge a branch
Git, Repository
Merges a branch into the current branch.
Lists all stashes
Git, Repository
Displays a list of all stashes.
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.
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.
Uses a binary search algorithm and a given script to find which commit in history introduced a bug.
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.
Uses a binary search algorithm to manually find which commit in history introduced a bug.
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.