The snippet library.
Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Add a forgotten file to the latest unpublished commit
Git: Stage the missing file before amending without changing the message.
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Correct the latest unpublished commit message
Git: Amend replaces the current commit while preserving its tree when no new changes are staged.
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Create a recovery branch for a recently moved commit
Git: The reflog can identify a previous local HEAD position while its entry and objects remain available.
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Discard an unstaged edit to one tracked file
Git: Restore copies the index version back into the selected working file.
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Preview removal of an untracked scratch file
Git: The dry-run flag shows what clean would remove without deleting it.
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Remove only a named untracked scratch file
Git: Use a narrow pathspec after reviewing the dry run; clean cannot recover untracked content.
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Restore a file’s content from an older commit
Git: Specify a source revision when the desired contents are not in the current index.
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Stop tracking a generated file while keeping it locally
Git: Removing a path from the index leaves its working copy intact when cached is specified.
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Uncommit a local change and leave its edits unstaged
Git: A mixed reset resets the index while retaining working-file contents.
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Uncommit the latest local change while keeping it staged
Git: A soft reset moves the branch tip but preserves both index and working files.
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