Git Helper Commands

gitHelper.md

Commands (alternatives) to delete all branchs (locally) except master and developer:

git branch | grep -v "master\|developer" | xargs git branch -D

git branch -D git branch | grep -vE 'master|developer'

Command to delete remote branch:

git push origin --delete <branch-name>

Stash and stash pop to a new branch created on the fly:

Using stash:

1. git stash

2. git stash branch <branch-name>

3. And then, automatically goes to the new created branch

Using checkout:

1. git checkout -b <branch-name>

Change remote URL:

git remote -v (view existing remotes)

git remote set-url origin https://github.com/user/repo2.git (change the 'origin' remote's URL)

Stop tracking and ignore changes to a file in Git (without .gitignore):

git update-index --skip-worktree <path-name>

To undo the ignore use instead git update-index --no-skip-worktree <path-name>

This is to tell git you want your own independent version of the file or folder. For instance, you don't want to overwrite (or delete) production/staging config files.

Tip 1: To ignore multiple files, just write every path separated by a white space.

Tip 2: To see all ignored files, type git ls-files -v | grep ^S in the projects terminal.

source: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/936249/how-to-stop-tracking-and-ignore-changes-to-a-file-in-git

Undo commit

When using git reset --soft HEAD~1 you will remove the last commit from the current branch, but the file changes will stay in your working tree.

Best explained in this stackoverflow answer: https://stackoverflow.com/a/24569160/13325505

Add further files to the current commit already committed

git add file (or git add . to add all files).

And then git commit --amend to inform that the files are going to be added to the current commit