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Git Tricks

Add changes by chunks

git add -p

Squash, edit, delete etc (interactive rebase)

git rebase -i HEAD~5 # last five commits

Rename a branch

git branch -m <oldname> <newname>

Delete untracked files

git clean -n # visualize files to be deleted

git clean -f # delete the files

Delete a branch

git branch -d fix-bla

git branch -D fix-bla # force

Remove after add to .gitignore

git rm -r --cached

Order branchs by commit date

git for-each-ref --sort=-committerdate refs/heads/

Nice references:

15 Git Commands You May Not Know

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