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.
Edit the last commit
Git, Commit
Updates the last commit's contents without changing its message.
View differences in changes
Git, Commit
Displays differences between staged or unstaged changes and the last commit.
Rewind back n commits
Git, Branch
Rewinds the current branch by a given number of commits.
Rewind back to a specific commit
Git, Branch
Rewinds the current branch by a given number of commits.
Undo a commit
Git, Commit
Undoes a specified commit without rewriting history.
Undo the last commit
Git, Commit
Undoes the last commit without rewriting history.
View last commit
Git, Commit
Prints the last commit.
Create a fixup commit
Git, Commit
Creates a fixup commit that can be autosquashed in the next rebase.
Create a commit by a different author
Git, Commit
Creates a new commit by the specified author.
Create a commit
Git, Commit
Creates a new commit containing the staged changes.
Create an empty commit
Git, Commit
Creates an empty commit.
Add files to the staging area
Git, Commit
Adds files to the staging area.
Remove files from the staging area
Git, Commit
Removes files from the staging area.