Git Branch 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.
How does Git's fast-forward mode work?
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Merging a branch is a pretty common Git operation. Learn how fast-forward mode works and its benefits, so you can decide if it's a good fit for you and your team.
View branches sorted by date
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Prints a list of all local branches sorted by date.
View merged branches
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Prints a list of all merged local branches.
Delete merged branches
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Deletes all local merged branches.
View local branches
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Prints a list of all local branches.
Merge a branch and create a merge commit
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Merges a branch into the current branch, creating a merge commit.
Update remote branch after rewriting history
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Forces an update of the remote branch after rewriting the history locally.
Merge a branch
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Merges a branch into the current branch.
Move commits from master to a new branch
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Moves local commits from the
masterbranch to a new branch.View a summary of changes between two commits
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Prints a summary of changes between two given commits.
View "undo" history
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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
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Prints all the branches containing a specific commit.
Find branches not containing a commit
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Prints all the branches not containing a specific commit.
Delete detached branches
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Deletes all detached branches.