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@tennisonchan
tennisonchan / check_branch.sh
Last active August 3, 2022 04:19
Check if branch exists in #git
# if branch_name exists, it will return its hash
# if not, it will returns null
git rev-parse --verify --quiet branch_name
@CristinaSolana
CristinaSolana / gist:1885435
Created February 22, 2012 14:56
Keeping a fork up to date

1. Clone your fork:

git clone git@github.com:YOUR-USERNAME/YOUR-FORKED-REPO.git

2. Add remote from original repository in your forked repository:

cd into/cloned/fork-repo
git remote add upstream git://github.com/ORIGINAL-DEV-USERNAME/REPO-YOU-FORKED-FROM.git
git fetch upstream
@epicserve
epicserve / svn_to_git.rst
Created September 15, 2011 17:17
Convert SVN Repositories to Git Repositories

Convert SVN Repositories to Git Repositories

This guide on how to convert an SVN repository to a git repository was mostly taken from John Albin Wilkins post on Converting a Subversion repository to Git.

1. Retrieve a list of all Subversion committers

: