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git bisect run — automated binary search for a regression
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| # git bisect — binary search your blame | |
| # Manual mode: you tell git good/bad at each step. | |
| git bisect start | |
| git bisect bad # current commit is broken | |
| git bisect good v2.3.0 # this tag was clean | |
| # git checks out the midpoint — test, then: | |
| git bisect good # or: git bisect bad | |
| # repeat ~7 times until git prints the culprit | |
| git bisect reset # back to HEAD when done | |
| # ── Automated mode (the real power) ────────────────────────── | |
| # Any command that exits 0 (pass) or non-zero (fail) works as oracle. | |
| git bisect start | |
| git bisect bad HEAD | |
| git bisect good v2.3.0 | |
| git bisect run python3 tests/test_regression.py | |
| git bisect reset |
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