Results for “Finding & selecting files”
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Copy a file to a folder
Create a backup folder if needed, then copy a file into it while preserving its modification time and permission bits.
file✓ Tested
Copy a file without replacing an existing destination
Java: Files.copy fails if the destination already exists unless replacement is explicitly enabled.
Java✓ Tested
Copy an artifact from an earlier build stage
Docker / Compose: A named stage can produce an artifact without copying its other files.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Correct the latest unpublished commit message
Git: Amend replaces the current commit while preserving its tree when no new changes are staged.
Git✓ Tested
Count commits on the current branch
Git: Count commits on the current branch inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Count commits reachable from a revision
Git: rev-list --count counts reachable commits without printing commit identifiers.
Git✓ Tested
Count commits unique to each of two branches
Git: The symmetric difference with left-right separates commits reachable from only one side.
Git✓ Tested
Count newline characters
Count newline bytes in a C file while retaining EOF as an int.
C✓ Tested
Create a branch at the original base of a stash
Git: stash branch checks out the stash’s base and reapplies the saved work there.
Git✓ Tested
Create a branch from a known release tag
Git: A named starting revision makes the branch’s initial commit explicit.
Git✓ Tested
Create a branch without switching to it
Git: Create a branch without switching to it inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Create a directory if needed
Ensure a directory exists before writing output.
New-Item✓ Tested