A while back I wrote about managing local git branches with git rebase and I mentioned that I always submit my code changes with one commit only. No matter how many commits I make during my development process in my local branch when I prepare my code for code review and push it to remote, … Continue reading Git Squash Tutorial: How to Combine Git Commits for a Clear and Organized Commit History
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Como reverter um commit no git
Existem algumas maneiras diferentes de desfazer as coisas no git, mas para o propósito deste post vamos considerar o seguinte cenário: um repositório com cópias locais e remotas vários colaboradores um commit recente que já foi adicionado ao repositório remoto ("merged", pra usar o termo "git" em inglês) mas que precisa ser revertido git revert … Continue reading Como reverter um commit no git
How to revert a commit in git
There are a few different ways to undo things in git but for the purpose of this post we will stick with the following scenario: a repository with local and remote copies multi-person collaborators a recent change merged to remote (and potentially deployed) that needs to be reverted git revert to the rescue! ✨ TL; … Continue reading How to revert a commit in git
Managing local git branches with git rebase
When you work on a codebase with other people, you need to manage your local branches: you need to ensure that when you push some code and create a merge/pull request on the remote branch, your changes will be easily integrated with the main codebase. And by "easily" I mean preferably without merge conflicts or … Continue reading Managing local git branches with git rebase
git stash 101
git stash allows you to save your work in progress out of your way
Git, GitHub and GitLab. Are they all the same thing?
A few years back when I got serious about learning to program to become a software developer, I remember hearing about version control and getting really confused about git and GitHub (one can add GitLab to this list also!). Are they the same thing? Eventually I figured it out but this past week in a … Continue reading Git, GitHub and GitLab. Are they all the same thing?
Find the commit that introduced a bug in your code: how to use git bisect in 7 steps
When I first heard about git bisect I thought it sounded scary and complicated, so I never looked for an opportunity to learn more about it and use it. That's until last week when I ran into a bug in our master branch. I knew that the bug was not there two days before so … Continue reading Find the commit that introduced a bug in your code: how to use git bisect in 7 steps
Remove a commit from history in Git – local and remote
I recently committed an API key to a repository and even worse, I pushed to GitHub before I realized my mistake... 😦 Removing the key from the code base wouldn't completely solve my problem since a commit diff would still display my secret key. The solution was to remove that commit from history. Removing commit … Continue reading Remove a commit from history in Git – local and remote
Git: most used git commands
Here's a list of the git commands I use most often: git status when to use it: to know what is the status of the files in your branch. It will show what files have been modified, added, removed, committed, etc. A snapshot of your branch's current situation. It's super safe because it doesn't change anything. … Continue reading Git: most used git commands