How do I delete unpushed git commits?
Delete the most recent commit, keeping the work you’ve done: git reset –soft HEAD~1 Delete the most recent commit, destroying the work you’ve done: git reset –hard HEAD~1
git
How to create a .gitignore file
If you’re using Windows, it will not let you create a file without a filename in Windows Explorer. It will give you the error “You must type a file name” if you try to rename a text file as .gitignore To get around this, I used the following steps. Create the text file gitignore.txt Open … Read more
How can I know if a branch has been already merged into master?
git branch –merged master lists branches merged into master git branch –merged lists branches merged into HEAD (i.e. tip of current branch) git branch –no-merged lists branches that have not been merged By default this applies to only the local branches. The -a flag will show both local and remote branches, and the -r flag … Read more
Removing multiple files from a Git repo that have already been deleted from disk
For Git 1.x $ git add -u This tells git to automatically stage tracked files — including deleting the previously tracked files. For Git 2.0 To stage your whole working tree: $ git add -u :/ To stage just the current path: $ git add -u .
What should be in my .gitignore for an Android Studio project?
Updated to Android Studio 3.0 Please share missing items in comments. A late answer but this alternative answer was not right for us … So, here’s our gitignore file: #built application files *.apk *.ap_ *.aab # files for the dex VM *.dex # Java class files *.class # generated files bin/ gen/ # Local configuration … Read more
Why are there two ways to unstage a file in Git?
git rm –cached <filePath> does not unstage a file, it actually stages the removal of the file(s) from the repo (assuming it was already committed before) but leaves the file in your working tree (leaving you with an untracked file). git reset — <filePath> will unstage any staged changes for the given file(s). That said, … Read more
Can I recover a branch after its deletion in Git?
Yes, you should be able to do git reflog –no-abbrev and find the SHA1 for the commit at the tip of your deleted branch, then just git checkout [sha]. And once you’re at that commit, you can just git checkout -b [branchname] to recreate the branch from there. Credit to @Cascabel for this condensed/one-liner version … Read more
How do I remove a single file from the staging area (undo git add)?
If I understand the question correctly, you simply want to “undo” the git add that was done for that file. If you need to remove a single file from the staging area, use git reset HEAD — <file> If you need to remove a whole directory (folder) from the staging area, use git reset HEAD … Read more
Changing git commit message after push (given that no one pulled from remote)
Changing history If it is the most recent commit, you can simply do this: git commit –amend This brings up the editor with the last commit message and lets you edit the message. (You can use -m if you want to wipe out the old message and use a new one.) Pushing And then when … Read more
Find when a file was deleted in Git
To show the commits that changed a file, even if the file was deleted, run this command: git log –full-history — [file path] If you want to see only the last commit, which deleted the file, use -1 in addition to the command above: git log –full-history -1 — [file path] See also my article: … Read more