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Useful git commands

Useful git commands

This gist is for collecting git commands I don't use often enough to remember, but probably waste too much time trying to find when I need them.

Edit Last Commit Message - NOT PUSHED

git commit --amend

Edit Last Commit Message - PUSHED

git commit --amend

git push --force <branch>

Remove a file from staging

git reset filename.txt

Rename Local

git checkout <branch_to_rename>

git branch -m <new_name>

Push to Remote

NOTE This is effectively a new remote branch

git push origin -u <new_name>

Delete Old Remote

git push origin --delete <old_name>

rolling back to a previous, specific commit:

  1. Fund the for the commit you want to return using:

git log

  1. Reset local HEAD to that point:

git reset --hard <commit-id>

  1. Push this to remote origin:

git push origin -f

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