Snippets tagged “git”

Cannot find a best and safe way for merging local branch into master? Check this tutorial which opens up the right method you need for solving this problem.

The empty directories will not be added to version control by Git as it supports only files. In this snippet, find some fast solutions to this problem.

Read this tutorial and solve the problem of resolving git merge conflicts in favor of pulled changes. Get overall understanding of Git merge strategies.

Don’t underestimate the role of the commit message, as it is important for managing the work. In this snippet, you will find the steps to change your commit message.

Sometimes, you need to go back to the older commits and modify commit messages. In this tutorial find how to change the older and multiple commit messages.

In the framework of group work, coworkers need to access each other’s repositories. Learn how to do it with the help of git checkout here.

This tutorial provides an easy way of checking out the previous branch. Find a shortcut to the command line to save your time and an experimental solution.

It is very important to obtain a development copy of an existing central repository. Learn how to clone the remote repository into the current directory.

Sometimes it is necessary for developers to clone just a single git branch. This short tutorial will help you to clone a single and specific branch in Git.

Get answers to the problem of cloning the parent repository so as the submodule folder does not stay empty. Get several methods regarding the Git versions.

This tutorial provides an easy way of merging the files of the remote repository into the local non-empty directory. Read and find useful information.

Cloning is an essential process in Git. In this tutorial, you will find a solution to the problem of cloning remote branches and copy the codes right away.

Don’t overload your git log with meaningless commits. Combine multiple commits into one with the help of our tutorial. See the explanation with codes.

In this tutorial, you will get useful information about the simplest way of comparing the difference between the local and remote branches step by step.

Sometimes, working on local development there is a need to change permissions on various files. The tutorial will show how to ignore the File Mode changes.

orial and find several solutions to the problem of copying a version of a single file from one branch to another. Also, read important tips.

It is often necessary to create remote branches in Git. This snippet will provide you with essential information on how to create a remote git branch.

Know how to delete already merged git branches to keep your repository clean and easy to browse and how to exclude branches you do not want to delete.

It is recommended to delete the branch after merging it into the main master. Read the tutorial and find out how to delete branches locally and remotely.

In this short tutorial, you will find out how to delete commits from a branch in Git. Just follow the steps below to undo the things you didn’t mean.

In this tutorial, you will find out two methods of deleting the git repository created with the git init command for Linux and Windows operating systems.

Reading the following tutorial you will get familiar with tagging in general, the usage of the git tag command, and two ways of removing the remote tag.

The tutorial provides you with information you need to discard the unstaged changes in the working copy. Find several ways of discarding and get the codes.

In this tutorial, you will get an answer to your problem of fetching the local and remote branches with the simplest way using Git most used commands.

This tutorial will help you find the answer to the question of finding a deleted file in the project commit history. Get the code and get the work done.

This tutorial provides several solutions to when the line once existed in a specified previous git commit was deleted. Choose the right answer for you.

This tutorial will show you how to force git pull in case of untracked files which will be overwritten. Find important tips to avoid unwanted mistakes.

SSH is a network protocol that helps to login from one computer to another securely. In this tutorial, you will read how to generate the SSH key for Git.

In this tutorial, you will get an answer to your problem of managing multiple projects into a single repository step by step with the most used commands.

Working with Git starts with installing. This tutorial shows how to install Git on Linux. Get the codes of installing Git from repository and source code.

The following tutorial shows two ways of formatting files in a commit. You can find a preferred and less preferred ways with the explanation in detail.

Here, you can find a short tutorial on how to list branches that contain a given commit in Git. Find the answer to one of the most common questions in Git.

Read this git tutorial and learn how you can force Git to forget about a file that was tracked but is now in .gitignore list.

In this tutorial, you will get the codes of how to make the current commit as an initial one in one repository. The case of submodules is also discussed.

Sometimes it is necessary to merge a specific commit in Git. The below-given snippet is aimed at showing you how to do it in a rather fast and easy way.

Read this tutorial and find solution to the question of merging local uncommitted changes from one Git branch into another. Also, read important tips.

In this tutorial, you will find out how to merge several projects in a single repository without losing history. Get the essential information and codes.

Read the tutorial to learn several techniques of moving branch pointer to different git commit without checkout and the essential tips one should encounter.

This tutorial provides you with useful information about how to move the latest commits to a new or existing branch, without changing the original branch.

This tutorial provides two solutions to the question of previewing the actual merge output in Git. Read about peculiarities of git merge and a lot more.

If you’re searching for a right answer to the question of programmatically determining whether there are uncommitted changes or not, check this tutorial.

This tutorial will provide you the simplest and appropriate explanation concerning the question of properly changing a directory name in a git repository.

Dive deep into the quirky realm of empty Git commits. Discover why and how to push an empty commit, and when it might just save your day (or at least your code)!

The tutorial covers about how to reconcile the detached HEAD with master/origin. Get to know what is HEAD and give a solution to your problem immediately.

This Git tutorial will provide you the best and appropriate explanation concerning the question of referencing the initial commit in a git repository.

With the help of this tutorial, you will learn how to remove an unwanted Git submodule easily.

While working with Git, it is sometimes necessary to get rid of local (untracked) files from your current Working Tree. Learn how to do it in this snippet.

Sometimes, it is necessary to rename local and remote branches in Git while working on a project. Find a fast solution and get a copy of the code right away.

There are cases when you need to revert or reset a file to a specific version. With the help of this tutorial you will easily manage it.

Git allows recovering wrong changes in a project. This tutorial shows how to find information about the latest commit and get the latest commit’s hash.

This tutorial provides the information of answering to the question of reverting git rm -r, and differences between reverting git rm -r . and git rm.

Read this tutorial and learn how to temporarily switch to different commit, hard delete unpublished commits, and undo published commits with new commits.

On this page, you will find a short tutorial on how to revert a merge commit that is already pushed to the remote branch. Just follow the commands below.

Read this tutorial and learn what are the basic git commands that can suggest a solution to the problem of searching for a file of a directory by a path.

Read this tutorial and know which commands are used to make it possible to show the changes which have been changed. Other methods are also discussed.

This tutorial provides the answers of solving the permission denied error when using Git. Also, get useful information about the public key autentication.

Read this tutorial and solve the problem of stashing untracked files including ignored files in .gitignore. Find method presented by Git new versions.

Don’t know how to stash the dirty state of the working directory and save it on a stack of incomplete changes? See how to stash with the given steps.

In this tutorial you will get the answer to the question of how to stash only one file among multiple files. Read and choose the method best suited to you.

This snippet explains how to stop tracking and ignore changes to a file in git.

Sometimes, it is necessary to undo something while working in Git. Find your fast solution for undoing git add in this snippet.

In this snippet, you will find out how to undo git merge in a relatively fast way.

In this tutorial, you will learn about the short and more detailed methods of undoing git reset. Also, get familiar with the concept of the three trees.

This tutorial will give the answer to the question of undoing git stash which results merge conflict in detail. Read about stashing and merge conflicts.

Read the tutorial and learn the solution to one of the most frequent questions concerning the method of reverting already pushed commit with simple command.

This tutorial will give the answer to the question of unstaging a deleted file in Git in a right and easy way. Also, read about git checkout and git reset.

This tutorial will help you solve the problem of generating a git patch for a specific commit. Find the solution by running the command lines step by step.

You can use pip to install a package from a git repository and specify a branch by using the following syntax: