git snippets

to paste text into the git bash use the keyboard shortcut, Insert

//show last 5 commits on one line
git log --pretty=oneline --max-count=5

//create a branch and switch to it at same time
git checkout -b branchname

//resolve conflicts via visual merge tool
git mergetool

//show last commit on each branch
git branch -v

//merge branch
//check out the branch you wish to merge into and then run the git merge command
//this scenario would be working on the bug_29868 branch and it's ready to merge/deploy/test
git checkout stg
git merge bug_29868

//see which branches are already merged into the branch you’re on
//branches on this list without the * in front of them are generally fine to delete with git branch -d
//as you've already incorporated their work into another branch, so you’re not going to lose anything
git branch --merged

//see which branches you haven’t yet merged in
//if you try to delete these, it will fail as a safety net, but you can force the deletion with -D
git branch --no-merged

//delete a local branch
git branch -d the_local_branch

//fetch a remote branch, creates a local branch that tracks a remote branch
git checkout --track origin/the_remote_branch_name

//rename a local branch
git branch -m <oldname> <newname>

//see what you've changed but not yet staged
git diff

//see what you've staged that will go into your next commit
git diff --cache

//cherry pick changes
//* copy the SHA hash from the commit/branch you want (either something like the first 6 or 7 characters from the bash or the entire thing via github)
//* switch to the bracnh you want to insert the commit into
//* cherry pick your commit:
git cherry-pick c90fd66
//not ideal to do this, should be working/merging branches for more sanity