Git

In Git, the “fatal: not a git repository” error occurs because you’re not inside a Git repository. This happens due to 3 common reasons: Making sure none of the above is happening to you is usually enough to fix the error. If you can’t fix the error based on the above, make sure to read […]

To change the most recent commit in Git, use the git commit –amend command. In other words, stage your new changes as you would stage any other changes using git add. Then run git commit –amend to attach the staged changes to the previous commit. Notice that if your most recent commit already exists in

To view an old version of a file, run the git show command by specifying the revision and the path to the file. Where: As an example, running this command could look something like this: This comprehensive guide shows you how to check the older version of a file in your Git project. Let’s jump

On Git, you can use tags to mark commits that are more important than others. You can use git tags to mark releases, bug fixes, or just to inform other developers with notes to a commit. The most typical use case for tags is to tie them into product releases. In Git, you can delete

To remove a file from Git and your local filesystem, run the git rm command and specify the file name. To remove a folder, use the -r option to recursively delete the subfolders and files of the directory: You can also remove a file from Git but keep it locally by specifying the –cached option

In Git, you can use .gitignore file to prevent newly added files from being tracked in the future. Notice that adding an already-tracked file to .gitignore does not remove it from being tracked! This causes problems if you want to untrack a file that has been tracked previously. Luckily, Git has a command you can

Did you try to push to a GitHub repo but received an error like this? This error happens because as of August 13, 2021, you can no longer push code to GitHub with your username and password. This is in efforts to make their platform as safe as possible. Luckily, this issue is easy to

To “undo” the git init command, run: This command removes the .git directory that was created to initialize the repository. All your work will still be there after running this command. If you’re using Windows, undo the git init command by running: This guide teaches you how the git init command works in a nutshell

Did you try to push changes to master with the following? But received an error that says: The most common reason for this is that “master” isn’t called “master” anymore. To fix the issue, replace “master” with “main“. Didn’t help? This is a comprehensive guide to fixing the “error: src refspec master does not match

Did you add a file in Git by accident and want to undo the git add command? This guide teaches you two ways you can undo git add. As a quick overlook, there are two commands you can use to undo git add: This guide teaches you how to use both of these commands to