The 8 helpful Git Commands you may not know about

1.Git branch -m old-name new-name

The first command helps you Rename Branches Locally. And if you want to rename the currently checked out branch, you can shorten this command on the following form:  git branch -m new-name

2.Git diff –name-only –diff-filter=U | uniq | xargs $EDITOR

Rebasing has some risks, like the appearance of some conflicts in several files. Use this command to open all the files which have problems that need solving.

3.Git whatchanged –since=’2 week ago’

This command is quite useful to show the changes introduced by each commit from the last two weeks.

4.Git stash -p

Want to stash any part of any file? Just use this command. You can also use the –patch option to stash select parts of each tracked file.

5. Git cherrypick

Although this git command needs your working tree to be clean, it is still quite useful. You can apply the change of each current commit, recording a new commit for each.

6.Git gc –prune=now –aggressive

This is your ideal command if you’re looking to optimize the repository locally.

7.Git commit –amend

Modify the most recent commit by combining staged changes with the previous commit instead of creating a new one. It’s also useful for editing the previous commit message without changing its snapshot.

8.Git branch –contains <commit>

Do you want to know what happens once you know the commit? What versions are being affected by a bug? Just try this git command. It will show you all the branches that contain a particular commit.

Discover more Git commands here.

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Think of what could happen if you add Git as a layer onto Plesk – the simple site management platform. You can deploy your website content even easier by pushing it to a local Git repository or pulling from a remote one. Then, choose whether you want to deploy manually and get full control, or just enable automatic deployment and save time.