git tips

Git tips

== last commit that changed a specific file

git rev-list -n 1 HEAD -- <file_path>

== checkout file from commit

git checkout <deleting_commit>^ -- <file_path>

== list files changed in one specific commit

git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r <commit>

== how to create a patch from last commit

git format-patch -n HEAD^

== how to delete remote tags

git tag -d 12345
git push origin :refs/tags/12345

== how to delete a bulk of remote tags

git tag | awk '/QA.*/ {print $1}' | xargs git tag -d
git ls-remote --tags origin | awk '/QA.*/ {print ":" $2}' | xargs git push origin

== create and switch to a new branch

git checkout -b branch_name