Rare & useful git commands

Git commands

• git restore . - restores the files to the previous commit/ undos all the local changes that haven’t been commited.
• git restore index.html - restores only that particular file to the recent commit/ undos all the local/uncommited changes for that file.
• git reset --hard <hash code of the commit> - removes commits and goes back to the commit for that hash code
• git reset --source <hash code> index.html>removes commits and goes back to the commit for that hash code only for that particular file.
• git commit --amend -m 'Your message'helps re-write messages
• git revert <hash code>helps to roll back to a previous commit by creating a new commit for it. Doesn’t removes those commits from the log like git reset does.
• git reflogthis can be useful to bring back deleted commits/files/changes. Use git reset <hash code of lost commit from reflog> to bring back rolled changes.
• git reset HEAD~2Helps roll back by 2 commits and unstage all the changes in those 2 removed commits.
• git reset HEAD~2 --hard
• git rebase (most useful command)- Reapply commits on top of another base tip. ex. git rebase master sets the branch at the tip of master branch

References

• https://dev.to/pranav016/rare-useful-git-commands-summarized-solution-to-difficult-scenarios-while-using-git-3m4i