Useful Git Commands

git.sh

# Revert to a previous commit
git reset --hard commit_sha

# Create a local branch which tracks from an already created remote branch
git co --track -b branch_name origin/branch_name

# Push local branch to a remote branch with a different name
git push origin local-name:remote-name

# If you want to rename a branch while pointed to any branch
git branch -m <oldname> <newname>
# If you want to rename the current branch
git branch -m <newname>

# List all remote branches
git branch --remote --list

# If repository name changes, change the remote origin
git remote
git remote show origin
git remote rm origin
git remote add origin https://github.com/user/repo_name.git

# See diff between two branches
git diff branch_1..branch_2
# That will produce the diff between the tips of the two branches.
# If you'd prefer to find the diff from their common ancestor to test, you can use three dots instead of two:
git diff branch_1...branch_2

# Search content of old commits
git grep <regexp> $(git rev-list --all -- my/sub/directory) -- my/sub/directory