Git

To list the files that have changed between two commits in Git, get the SHAs of the commits and run: Alternatively, you can specify the start and end commits using the HEAD. For example: This lists the files that have changed between 15th and 8th commit. This comprehensive guide teaches you how to check the […]

To change the commit message of the most recent commit, you can use the git commit –amend -m command: For new Git users: Changing the commit message means rewriting history. If you haven’t pushed the commit yet, renaming won’t cause problems. But to rename a pushed commit, you need to be careful. If your teammate

In Git, origin is convenient shorthand alias for the URL of the remote repository. Notice that there’s nothing special about the name “origin“. You could change the origin to anything else that makes sense. You have probably seen a command like git push origin main. This means pushing the changes to the remote repository. This

Did you typo the name of your Git branch? Do you think the branch deserves another name after your changes? Luckily, Git makes it easy to rename branches with a simple git branch -m command. This is a comprehensive guide to renaming branches in Git. It teaches you how to rename a local branch in

When doing version control in Git, you will frequently use the commands git pull and git fetch. Understanding the difference between these two commands is important and useful for the future. In short, git pull is just a combination of git fetch + git merge. This is a comprehensive guide to understanding the differences between

When developing software, it’s quite a fundamental necessity to be able to add new files to the projects. When you’re versioning the software using Git, you can use the git add command to start versioning the newly added files, changes, and such. To add all the untracked files and changes in Git, use the git

To undo the most recent commit in Git, you can run the git reset HEAD~ command. As a concrete example: The git reset HEAD~ command undoes the most recent commit but doesn’t change the state of your files. After this, make the necessary changes and use git add to re-commit. Then commit the changes. You

In Git, there are two easy commands you can use to delete a branch both locally and remotely. To delete a Git branch locally, run the following command: The delete a Git branch remotely, run the following command: Remember that Git doesn’t let you delete a branch you’re currently working on. Thus, you need to

In Git, you can change the branch with the git checkout command. To change to an existing branch: To create a new branch and switch to it: The above shows you a quick traditional way for changing branches. But in 2019, a new solution git switch was added that’s far more memoizable and convenient, especially