#git-branch

How do I rename a local Git branch?

To rename the current branch: git branch -m <newname> To rename a branch while pointed to any branch: git branch -m <oldname> <newname> -m is short for --move. To push the local branch and reset the upstream branch: git push origin -u <newname> To delete the remote branch: git push origin --delete <oldname> To create a git rename alias: git config --global alias.rename 'branch -m' On…

How do I delete a Git branch locally and remotely?

Executive Summary git push -d <remote_name> <branchname> git branch -d <branchname> Note: In most cases, <remote_name> will be origin. Delete Local Branch To delete the local branch use one of the following: git branch -d <branch_name> git branch -D <branch_name> The -d option is an alias for --delete, which only deletes the branch if it has already been fully merged in its upstream…

How-to: View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches #fix #development #programming

View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches

Is it possible to open a file in a git branch without checking out that branch? How?

Essentially I want to be able to open a file in my github pages branch without switching branches all the time. I don’t want to modify it, just want to view it.

Answer [by Scolytus]: View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches

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How-to: Can I recover branch after its deletion in git? #solution #computers #fix

Can I recover branch after its deletion in git?

If I run git branch -d XYZ to delete branch ‘XYZ’, is there a way to recover the branch. In other words, is there a way to go back as if I didn’t run the branch delete command?

Answer [by tfe]: Can I recover branch after its deletion in git?

Yes, you should be able to do git reflogand find the SHA1 for the commit at the tip of your deleted branch,…

Resolved: Git – Create a branch with current changes #dev #computers #solution

Git – Create a branch with current changes

I started working on my master branch thinking that my task would be easy. After a while I realised it would take more work and I want to do all this work in a new branch.

So how can I create a new branch and take all these changes with me without dirtying master?

Answer [by VonC]: Git – Create a branch with current changes

If you hadn’t made any commit…

Answer: Git – When to Delete Branches #answer #it #development

Git – When to Delete Branches

Suppose we have an application that’s stable.

Tomorrow, someone reports a big ol’ bug that we decide to hotfix right away. So we create a branch for that hotfix off of “master”, we name it “2011_Hotfix”, and we push it up so that all of the developers can collaborate on fixing it.

We fix the bug, and merge “2011_Hotfix” into “master” as well as into the current…

How to: How do I list all remote branches in Git 1.7+?

How do I list all remote branches in Git 1.7+?

I’ve tried git branch -r, but that only lists remote branches that I’ve tracked locally. How do I find the list of those that I haven’t? (It doesn’t matter to me whether the command lists all remote branches or only those that are untracked.)

Answer: How do I list all remote branches in Git 1.7+?

try

git branch -at

Answer: How do I list all remote…

How to: Git undo local branch delete

Git undo local branch delete

I just deleted the wrong branch with some experimental changes I need with git branch -D branchName.

How do I recover the branch?

Answer: Git undo local branch delete

If you know the last SHA1 of the branch, you can try

git branch branchName <SHA1>

You can find the SHA1 using git reflog, described in the solution here.

Answer: Git undo local branch delete

You can…