I will be adding more useful Git tips, if you find this helpful I suggest bookmarking this page. 🔖 1. Rename a local branch Useful when you mess up the branch name with some typos. git branch -m <new_name> // Note: no need to include < >, separate words with - eg:- git branch -m new - new -branch 2. Change the upstream branch Use this to push the local branch to a new remote branch. git push origin -u <new_name> 3. Makes local branch same as remote Sometimes we may make many changes to our local branch and end up with something that is worse than what we started with. Don't worry everyone has been there 😅. This command will be helpful in those scenarios. // replace staging with the branch you want to reset to git reset --hard origin/staging 4. Delete the most recent commit, keeping the work you’ve done I am amazed that not too many people know of this command. This will help to recover from those stupid typos that creep into our commits. git reset --soft HEAD~1 5. Delete the most recent commit, destroying the work you’ve done Use this command when you know you really messed up. Don't fret, it’s part of the journey.🎯 git reset --hard HEAD~1 6. Stash your work Stash command is used to temporarily work on another branch without committing our current work. git stash 7. Recover stash by going into that branch and git stash apply Please note that won't delete the stashed item from the stash list. If you want to recover stash and drop it from the stash list use git stash apply git stash pop . 8. Go back to a previous commit, undo a rebase It is quite natural to mess up a rebase, these commands will hopefully save you. Use reflog command to find the head number of the required commit. git reflog // Find the head at that point // Replace 5 with the head number , please be extra careful not to // give wrong wrong head number git reset --hard "HEAD@{5}" Thank you very much for reading, liking, and commenting on my articles. As you know, writing quality articles takes time and effort. Therefore, if you have enjoyed my article or if it was helpful please support me by ☕ 😇. buying me a coffee 👉🏼 checkout my website, for more updates and to get in touch. Cheers. milindsoorya.site

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