Important git command for branch and tag management

git.txt

1. get list of remote tags
  git ls-remote --tags origin

2. get list of local tags
  git tag

3. remove local tag 
  git tag -d <tag name>

4. delete remote tag 
  git push origin :<tag name>

5. show all branches
  git branch -a

6. show only remote branches
  git branch -r

7. delete local branch
  git branch -d the_local_branch

8. delete remote branch 
  git push origin --delete <branchName>

9. resetting a branch to specific commit
  git reset --hard <commit-hash>

10. to revert n commits
  git reset --hard HEAD~n-1
  git push -f origin <branch-name>

11. Cleaning untracked files from a branch -
  (Just show what will be deleted) git clean -fn
  (Actually delete) git clean -f
  (to remove directories also) git clean -fd

12. Tagging a particular older commit in git -
  git tag -a v1.2 9fceb02 -m "Message here"

13. Easiest release process on github -
  npm version [version or version token such as minor, patch etc.]
  git push origin --tags
  git push origin master
  npm publish

14. Squash several commits into one -
  http://makandracards.com/makandra/527-squash-several-git-commits-into-a-single-commit

15. Create a branch with the tag
  git branch {tagname}-branch {tagname}
	git checkout {tagname}-branch

16. Include the fix manually if it's just a change .... 
	git add .
	git commit -m "message"
	
17. Delete and recreate the tag locally
	git tag -d {tagname}
	git tag {tagname}

18. Delete and recreate the tag remotely
	git push origin :{tagname} // deletes original remote tag
	git push origin {tagname} // creates new remote tag
(15, 16, 17 and 18 thanks to https://gist.github.com/danielestevez/2044589)