Git Repository 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.
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.
Delete detached branches
Git, Repository
Deletes all detached branches.
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.
Clone missing submodules
Git, Repository
Clones missing submodules and checks out commits.
Delete a remote branch
Git, Repository
Deletes a remote branch.
Push local changes to remote
Git, Repository
Pushes the current branch's changes to the remote.
View commits by author
Git, Repository
Prints all commits by the specified author.
Clone a repository
Git, Repository
Clones an existing repository, creating a local copy of it.
Add a commit message template
Git, Repository
Sets up a commit message template for the current repository.
Configure git user information
Git, Configuration
Configures user information for git.
Optimize the local repository
Git, Repository
Optimizes the local repository.
Pull all submodules from remote
Git, Repository
Pulls all submodules from their respective remotes.