Ignoring files with Git is typically straightforward. However, there are times when you may need to temporarily hide changes in a file, such as during a development session.

Occasionally, you might need to identify the branches available on a remote repository to pull them down, inspect them, or merge them into your local branches.

Here’s a helpful tip from Dav Glass, who frequently pulls in commits for his work on YUI at GitHub. To streamline the process

Reflog is like a safety net in Git, allowing you to recover lost work and navigate through changes made to your repository.

A convenient way to streamline your Git workflow is by creating aliases for frequently used commands in your .gitconfig file.

Git’s rebase command can be puzzling for newcomers, and its description in the manpage doesn’t offer much clarity

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

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?

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