Git Cheatsheet

How to abort git commit
- if inside vim, just do :cq!
Rename a local and remote branch
1. git branch -m new-name
2. git push origin :old-name new-name
3. git push origin -u new-name
Delete a remote branch
- git push origin --delete branch-name
Delete remote-tracking branches no longer exist on the remote
- git fetch origin --prune
Search git commit messages
- git log --oneline | grep PATTERN
Start ignoring changes to a file
- git update-index --assume-unchanged path/to/file
Keep tracking files again
- git update-index --no-assume-unchanged path/to/file
Find commit that introduced a string
- git log --all -p --reverse --source -S PATTERN
How to exclude files only on your computer
- add patterns in .git/info/exclude - same way in .gitignore
Delete untracked files
- git clean -f
Reverting part of a commit
- git revert -n $bad_commit # Revert the commit, but don't commit the changes
- git reset HEAD . # Unstage the changes
- git add --patch . # Add whatever changes you want
- git commit # Commit those changes
List active remote branches
- git fetch -p && git for-each-ref --format='%(align:25,left)%(color:yellow)%(authorname)%(end) %(color:reset)%(refname:strip=3)' --sort=authorname refs/remotes

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