Frequently used Git commands

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# Update knowledge of remote branches
git fetch

# Create a new branch, starting at the existing checkout out point
git checkout -b {some branch name}

# Interactively add unstaged changes to staging
git add -p

# Un-add a file from staging
git reset HEAD {filename}

# View staged changes (to review before commit)
git diff --staged

# Show commit log
git log

# Show graphed commit log
git log --oneline --all --graph --decorate

# Interactively rebase (change) the last 7 commits
# !! Don't rebase pushed commits !!
git rebase -i HEAD~7

# Unstage all changes for a commit while rebasing, useful for splitting a commit apart
git reset HEAD~

# Change the source of the current branch to the HEAD of master
git rebase master

# Rebase local changes against un-pulled remote changes
git fetch
git rebase origin/my-awesome-branch

# Rename local branch
git branch -m old-name new-name

# Delete the remote branch with the old name:
git push origin :old-name

# Re-create the remote branch with the new name:
git push origin new-name

# Undo a commit, keeping files in working directory
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# Change URL for remote
git remote set-url {some remote} {new git url}