Useful git commands

Useful git commands

# new branch from stash
git stash create new-branch stash@{0}

# push a local branch to repo if does not exist remotely
git push origin branch_name:refs/heads/branch_name

# to start tracking a branch
git branch --track branch_name origin/branch_name

# create remote git branch from head of master
git push origin origin:refs/heads/branch_name

# create a remote branch from another branch's head
git push origin existing_branch_name:new_branch_name

# checkout a remote tracking branch
git checkout -b branch_name origin/branch_name

# manually make the local non tracking branch to track the remote branch
git config branch.branch_name.remote origin
git config branch.branch_name.merge rename_task

# delete a remote branch
git branch -d -r origin/branch_name
git push origin :branch_name

# to only push the current branch to the remote repository
git push origin branch_name OR
git push origin HEAD

# to keep history clean
git commit -m "commit message"
git fetch
run tests
if everything is fine
 git push origin branch_name
else
 git rebase origin/branch_name
 git push origin branch_name
end

# to commit a patch
git add -i
then select the option by typing p
and follow the rest

# to amend
git commit --amend