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Advanced Git

Introduction to Advanced Git

This article explores advanced Git techniques to enhance your workflow efficiency and collaboration.

Advanced Git Techniques

Introduction to Advanced Git

This article explores advanced Git techniques to enhance your workflow efficiency and collaboration.

Merge conflicts arise when branches have conflicting changes in the same section of a file. Git cannot automatically merge these changes, requiring manual resolution.

git merge branch-name

Do You Know: You can use a merge tool like Meld or Beyond Compare to visually compare and merge conflicting changes.

After resolving the conflicts, stage the changes and commit.

git add . git commit -m "Resolved merge conflict"

Stashing temporarily saves changes without committing them, allowing you to switch branches cleanly. Rebasing rewrites the commit history by applying your commits on top of another branch.

# Stashing

 git stash

 git stash pop

# Rebasing

 git checkout branch-name

 git rebase main

Avoid This: Avoid rebasing public branches as it alters shared commit history.

Rebasing should generally be confined to your local branches.

Git tags mark specific commits, usually releases. They provide a stable reference point in the project history.

# Creating a tag
 git tag v1.0
# Listing tags
 git tag

Important Note: Lightweight tags are simple pointers; annotated tags store metadata.

Annotated tags are generally preferred for their richer information.

Summary

  • Merge conflicts require manual resolution.
  • Stashing keeps changes temporarily aside.
  • Rebasing rewrites commit history, useful for local branches.
  • Git tags mark specific commits (releases).

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