Git Commit 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.
Tip: Create a commit with a different date
Git, Commit
Ever needed to create a git commit with a different date? Here's a quick and easy way to do it.
View commits in a specific date range
Git, Repository
Prints all commits in the specified date range.
View a short summary of commits without merge commits
Git, Repository
Prints a short summary of all commits excluding merge commits.
Prints a list of all commits that manipulated a given string.
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.
Uses a binary search algorithm to manually find which commit in history introduced a bug.
View a short summary of commits
Git, Repository
Prints a short summary of all commits.
Change the last commit's message
Git, Commit
Updates the last commit's message without changing its contents.
Pick changes from one or more commits
Git, Commit
Applies the changes introduced by one or more commits.
View commits by author
Git, Repository
Prints all commits by the specified author.
Remove a file from the last commit
Git, Commit
Removes a file from the last commit without changing its message.
Change the last commit's author
Git, Commit
Updates the last commit's author without changing its contents.
Commit without running git hooks
Git, Commit
Creates a new commit skipping the pre-commit and commit-msg hooks.