Collection of useful git commands in daily work

useful-git-cmds.md

List some useful git commands.

Gist remove/squash some revisions:

References:

• git - How to delete a specific revision of a github gist? - Stack Overflow
  • https://stackoverflow.com/a/13722336/8328786

NOTE: Do not forget to remove the # after rebase in order to add a valid commit message after squashing

Git change author of previous commit:

git commit --amend --author="Author Name <[email protected]>" --no-edit

References:

• git - How to change the commit author for a single commit? - Stack Overflow
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3042437/how-to-change-the-commit-author-for-a-single-commit

Git update submodules to latest commit:

git submodule foreach git pull

or submodule is in detached state:

git submodule foreach git pull origin main # (master)

References:

• Update Git submodule to latest commit on origin - Stack Overflow
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5828324/update-git-submodule-to-latest-commit-on-origin

Git pull submodule:

git submodule update --init --recursive  # (First time)
git submodule update --recursive --remote

References:

• Pull latest changes for all git submodules - Stack Overflow
  • https://stackoverflow.com/a/1032653/8328786

Remove contributor from GitHub repo page:

• On GitHub web page, change a branch name (e.g., main --> main1).
  • It updates the contributor list on the GitHub repo dashboard.
• Then change it back (main1 --> main).

References:

• git - Removing contributor from github.com? - Stack Overflow
  • https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44563131/removing-contributor-from-github-com