I want to get a list of all the branches in a Git repository with the “freshest” branches at the top, where the “freshest” branch is the one that’s been committed to most recently (and is, therefore, more likely to be one I want to pay attention to). Is there a way I can use … Read more
I cloned a Git repository, which contains about five branches. However, when I do git branch I only see one of them: $ git branch * master I know that I can do git branch -a to see all the branches, but how would I pull all the branches locally so when I do git … Read more
If I have n commits, how can I branch from the n-3 commit? I can see the hash of every commit. 20 20 You can create the branch via a hash: git branch branchname <sha1-of-commit> Or by using a symbolic reference: git branch branchname HEAD~3 To checkout the branch when creating it, use git checkout … Read more
I want to merge two branches that have been separated for a while and wanted to know which files have been modified. Came across this link: http://linux.yyz.us/git-howto.html which was quite useful. The tools to compare branches I’ve come across are: git diff master..branch git log master..branch git shortlog master..branch Was wondering if there’s something like … Read more
I have many Git branches. How do I delete branches which have already been merged? Is there an easy way to delete them all instead of deleting them one by one? 4 48
My colleague and I are working on the same repository. We’ve branched it into two branches, each technically for different projects, but they have similarities, so we’ll sometimes want to commit back to the *master from the branch. However, I have the branch. How can my colleague pull that branch specifically? A git clone of … Read more
I’m from a Subversion background and, when I had a branch, I knew what I was working on with “These working files point to this branch”. But with Git I’m not sure when I am editing a file in NetBeans or Notepad++, whether it’s tied to the master or another branch. There’s no problem with … Read more
I created a local branch which I want to ‘push’ upstream. There is a similar question here on Stack Overflow on how to track a newly created remote branch. However, my workflow is slightly different. First I want to create a local branch, and I will only push it upstream when I’m satisfied and want … Read more
I know how to make a new branch that tracks remote branches, but how do I make an existing branch track a remote branch? I know I can just edit the .git/config file, but it seems there should be an easier way. 2 23 Given a branch foo and a remote upstream: As of Git … Read more
How do you delete untracked local files from your current working tree? 4 41
