Just some git notes

README.md

Git notes

Just a collection of git + magit things that I need to start remembering.

Usual working procedure

git switch -c my-branch

# ... do work
git fetch origin main
git rebase -i origin main

git push origin my-branch

gh pr create --fill
gh pr view --web

Searching

Git log

• -Spattern - Look for differences that change the number of occurrences of the specified string (i.e. addition/deletion) in a file. Intended for the scripter’s use.
• -G - Look for differences whose patch text contains added/removed lines that match
• --pickaxe-all - When -S or -G finds a change, show all changes in the changeset, not just for matches.
• -p - include diff
• --grep - search log messages for pattern, many greps = any-match, unless --all-match is specified
• -E - extended regexp
• --invert-grep
• --after
• --before
• --branches
• --tags
• --remotes
• --glob
• --oneline - commits on one line

git log -Spattern
git log -Gpattern
git log -Spattern -p # with diff

Git

Magit

• Open the Magit log buffer with ll (lowercase L twice).
• Customize the log with L and search for commit messages with -F or for changes with -G.
• Once you entered your search value, press RET and refresh the buffer with g. You will see only commits that match your search.

https://stackoverflow.com/a/2928721/3745474

git log -Spattern
git log -Spattern -p # with git diffs

Searching