Here’s a helpful tip from Dav Glass, who frequently pulls in commits for his work on YUI at GitHub. To streamline the process
Easily fetching upstream changes
Reflog, your safety net
Reflog is like a safety net in Git, allowing you to recover lost work and navigate through changes made to your repository.
Helpful command aliases
A convenient way to streamline your Git workflow is by creating aliases for frequently used commands in your .gitconfig file.
Intro to rebase
Git’s rebase command can be puzzling for newcomers, and its description in the manpage doesn’t offer much clarity
Finding what has been changed
Sometimes, you may want to quickly see what changes have been made as you work. Perhaps you stepped away for a moment and need a refresher
Exporting your repository
Previously, we covered sharing changes, but that included your repository’s entire history. But what if you only need to export changes from a specific commit or just a particular folder?
Text-based graph
Here’s a quick and fascinating tip for today: using git log –graph. If you’re ever puzzled about the direction of branches or how merges were executed
Count your commits
Ever found yourself curious about how many commits you’ve contributed to a project? Or perhaps you’re interested in knowing which colleague has made significant changes