How to commit no change and new message?
How can I make a new commit and create a new message if no changes are made to files? Is this not possible since the commit’s code (SHA ?) will be the same? 5 Answers 5
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What are the differences between local branch, local tracking branch, remote branch and remote tracking branch?
I just started using Git and I got really confused between different branches. Can anyone help me to figure out what the following branch types are? local branches local tracking branches remote branches remote tracking branches What is the difference between them? And how do they work with each other? A quick demo code will … Read more
error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout
This question is similar to this one, but more specific. I have a project with two branches: staging and beta. I develop on staging, and use the master branch to fix bugs. So if I’m working on staging and I see an error, I change to master branch: git checkout master and do the stuff: … Read more
Workflow for working with git and WordPress
As my site becomes more important to my business, I want to have better version control so I can look up past changes and backup my code. I keep seeing people talking about having their entire site in git and I want to know how that works. I currently have my custom theme in my … Read more
Differences between git remote update and fetch?
Is git remote update the equivalent of git fetch? 2 Answers 2
Pull latest stable release via git [closed]
Closed. This question is off-topic. It is not currently accepting answers. Your question should be specific to WordPress. Generic PHP/JS/HTML/CSS questions might be better asked at Stack Overflow or another appropriate site of the Stack Exchange network. Third party plugins and themes are off topic. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question I’m currently working … Read more
Git: How to reset a remote Git repository to remove all commits?
How can I reset a remote and local Git repository to remove all commits? I would like to start fresh with the current Head as the initial commit. 3 Answers 3
Why do I need to explicitly push a new branch?
I am new in git and I am practicing. I created a local branch but I saw that when I did git push my branch was not uploaded to the repository. I had to actually do: git push -u origin –all. Why is this? Isn’t a branch a new change to be pushed by default? … Read more
How do I avoid typing “git” at the begining of every Git command?
I’m wondering if there’s a way to avoid having to type the word git at the beginning of every Git command. It would be nice if there was a way to use the git command only once in the beginning after opening a command prompt to get into “Git mode”. For example: git> After which … Read more
Configuring diff tool with .gitconfig
How do I configure Git to use a different tool for diffing with the .gitconfig file? I have this in my .gitconfig: [diff] tool = git-chdiff #also tried /bin/git-chdiff It does not work; it just opens the regular command line diff. When I do export GIT_EXTERNAL_DIFF=git-chdiff then git diff will open up the external diffing … Read more
