The snippet library.
Small, practical examples. Search by task or narrow things down below.
Read commit subjects from oldest to newest
Git: Reverse the normal newest-first history order.
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Read history for one path
Git: Read history for one path inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
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Read recent commit messages
View a compact history in newest-first order.
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Read repository-local configuration
Git: Read repository-local configuration inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
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Read stash labels without commit hashes
Git: A custom format provides predictable stash subjects.
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Read the current branch name
Git: show-current returns an empty string when HEAD is detached.
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Read the exact version currently staged
Git: The colon path syntax reads a blob from the index rather than from HEAD or the working file.
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Read the latest commit message
Git: Read the latest commit message inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
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Read the upstream tracked by the current branch
Git: The upstream shorthand resolves the configured remote-tracking branch.
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Recognize an untracked file
Git: Recognize an untracked file inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
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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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Remove stale remote-tracking references
Git: Fetch with prune removes tracking references for branches no longer present on the remote.
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