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--- newdevs:git:commands [2023/12/01 10:09] – tmccanna
+++ newdevs:git:commands [2025/04/04 13:28] (current) – [Useful Git Commands] tmccanna
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   * ''git commit -m "my commit message"'' --> add brief commit message instead of opening the text editor to add a commit message
   * ''git commit <nowiki>--amend</nowiki>'' --> overwrite your last commit message
+  * ''git commit <nowiki>--amend --author='Jon Doe <example@example.com'</nowiki>'' --> amend commit author
   * ''git commit <nowiki>--amend --signoff</nowiki>'' --> view and amend your sign-off branch
   * ''git commit <nowiki>--amend --signoff <hash></nowiki>'' --> view and amend your signoff for a specific commit on your sign-off branch
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   * ''git fetch working'' --> fetches all new branches in the working directory
   * ''git help'' --> access the built-in Git help documentation
-  * ''git log <nowiki>--oneline</nowiki>'' --> list previous commits with their unique ids
+  * ''git log'' --> lists most recent commits with details
+  * ''git log <nowiki>--name-only</nowiki'' --> lists first line only of most recent commits
+  * ''git log <nowiki>--oneline</nowiki>'' --> lists id plus first line only of most recent commits
   * ''git pull'' --> imports all updates from your default remote repo to your default local repo (usually, this is equivalent to 'git pull origin main'); pull is equivalent to doing a fetch followed by a merge
   * ''git pull origin main'' --> import all updates from remote origin repo to local main repo
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   * ''git reset <nowiki>--hard HEAD</nowiki>'' --> remove last commit
   * ''git reset <nowiki>--hard HEAD~2</nowiki>'' --> remove last 2 commits (increment numeral as needed)
+  * ''git revert <hash>'' --> remove a specific commit from a branch that you've applied multiple commits to
   * ''git rm badfile.txt'' --> delete a file (if the file is being tracked, be sure to add a commit message indicating the file has been deleted)
   * ''git show <hash>'' --> display the commit text and differences of the specified commmit
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   * ''gitk'' --> use this after committing changes but before pushing them to see what will be pushed
-==== Rebase ====
+===== Rebase =====
 If your patch is behind current main, you'll need to rebase it.
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   - Type: git rebase <nowiki>--</nowiki>continue
+You can also use the interactive rebase mode to look at a series of commits:
+  - Open the git branch
+  - Type: ''git rebase -i origin/main''
+  - (Optional but recommended) Save this pick list to a separate file, for recovery later if things go wrong
+  - Choose what to do with each line using the commands listed in the comment block (pick, edit, drop, fixup, squash)
+  - Save and close the "to do" file
+  - Follow the prompts to complete each step you specified
-==== Squash Commits ====
+If you need to start over, just rebase again and paste in your original pick list.
-If you are in your local working branch and you've pushed up two commits to the remote git repository, you can combine them:
+===== Squash Commits =====
-  - Verify that you are in your local branch.
+If you have multiple commits in your local branch that you'd like to combine:
-  - Type: ''git rebase -i origin/main''
-    * Alternatively if your branch is already built on current main, you can use: ''git rebase -i HEAD~4''   (where 4 is the number of commits you wish to combine)
+  - Use 'git log' to verify that the commits you want to combine are the most recent
+  - Type ''git rebase -i HEAD~2'' (where 2 is the number of commits you wish to combine)
   - Your text editor will open and should show both of the commits, for example:
     * pick 014e59c579 LP#1839359 Select element on login not accessible
     * pick 9de92lsi9a LP#1839359 Select element on login not accessible
-  - Change the word "pick" in the second line to "fixup" then save and close the file
+  - Change the word "pick" in the second line to either "fixup" or "squash" then save and close the file
     * squash --> merges commits, then allows amendment of commit message
     * fixup --> merges commits like squash does, but discards previous commit message
-  - Push the commit again, and force it to overwrite the previous commits:
+  - Use "git commit --amend" if you need to edit the final commit message
-    * ''git push <nowiki>--force</nowiki> working lp1839359_login_select:user/jdoe/lp1839359_login_select''
+  - Push the changes up to your remote working directory as normal
+    * ''git push working user/jdoe/lp1839359_login_select''
+If you've already pushed multiple commits up to your remote working git repository, you can still combine them:
+  - Follow the steps above, but when pushing, use "--force"
+    * ''git push <nowiki>--force</nowiki> working user/jdoe/lp1839359_login_select''
-==== Common Bash Commands ====
+===== Aliases =====
-  * ''cd'' --> move back to the home folder
+Shortens normal commands so you type less. You can add them one at a time from the command line:
-  * ''cd foldername'' --> move from the current folder to a child folder
-  * ''cd ..'' --> move up in the folder hierarchy one level
-  * ''clear'' --> clears your command window giving you a fresh screen to work with (also, Ctrl-l)
-  * ''cp myfile.txt myfile.bak'' --> copies file with new name
-  * ''diff myfile.txt otherfile.txt'' --> shows differences between files
-  * ''echo $ (tab tab)'' --> returns list of all variables
-  * ''echo $s (tab)'' --> returns list of all variables that begin with 's'
-  * ''echo (variable name)'' --> returns value of variable
-  * ''ls'' --> list visible folders and files in the current folder
-  * ''ls -a'' --> lists all of the files and folders in the current folder, including hidden files
-  * ''ls -l'' --> lists all of the folders and files in the current folder with additional detail such as last modified timestamp
-  * ''man (name of command)'' --> opens manual for that command
-  * ''mkdir newfoldername'' --> create a new folder
-  * ''mv myfile.txt myfolder'' --> moves file to folder
-  * ''notepad++ newdocname.txt'' --> create a new file and open it in notepad++
-  * ''notepad++ docname.txt'' --> edit an existing file in notepad++
-  * ''pwd'' --> see what folder you are currently in
-  * ''rmdir (myfoldername)'' --> deletes folder
-==== Vim Text Editor ====
+<code>
+$ git config alias.co checkout
+$ git config alias.cp cherry-pick
+$ git config alias.br branch
+$ git config alias.ci commit
+$ git config alias.st status
+</code>
-The vim text editor is built into the bash console (similar to notepad in Windows).
+You can also edit ''~/.gitconfig'' to see your existing aliases.
-  * ''vim'' --> opens vim text editor in command mode
+With the above aliases, you would check out main using:
-  * ''vim (filename)'' --> opens file in vim text editor
-Vim opens in command mode, which allows a variety of functions, but does not allow direct editing.
+<code>git co origin main</code>
-  * ''i'' --> puts you into edit mode
-  * ''esc'' --> puts you back into command mode from edit mode
-  * '':q'' --> takes you out of vim
-  * '':w'' --> saves your work
-  * '':wq'' --> saves & closes
-  * '':set number'' --> turns on line numbers
-  * ''?abc'' --> searches for occurrences of 'abc'
+==== Bash Aliases ====
+Mike Rylander suggests using bash aliases so you can skip typing ''git'':
+<code>
+# git-related contents of miker's ~/.bash_aliases
+alias branch='git branch'
+alias ci='git commit'
+alias co='git checkout'
+alias dif='git diff'
+alias fetch='git fetch'
+alias lg='git log --pretty=oneline'
+alias pick='git cherry-pick'
+alias pull='git pull'
+alias push='git push'
+alias stash='git stash'
+alias status='git status'
+alias wt='git worktree'
+</code>
+With these bash aliases in place, you would check out main using:
+<code>co origin main</code>