Results for “Finding & selecting files”
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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.
Git✓ Tested
Read the latest commit message
Git: Read the latest commit message inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Read the upstream tracked by the current branch
Git: The upstream shorthand resolves the configured remote-tracking branch.
Git✓ Tested
Recognize an untracked file
Git: Recognize an untracked file inside the disposable repository created by the input setup.
Git✓ Tested
Remove one network attachment
Docker / Compose: network disconnect removes the specified attachment while retaining the container.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Remove one tag while retaining another reference
Docker / Compose: Removing a tag does not delete an image still referenced by another tag.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Remove only a named untracked scratch file
Git: Use a narrow pathspec after reviewing the dry run; clean cannot recover untracked content.
Git✓ Tested
Remove stale remote-tracking references
Git: Fetch with prune removes tracking references for branches no longer present on the remote.
Git✓ Tested
Rename a configured remote
Git: Renaming a remote updates its associated configuration and remote-tracking references.
Git✓ Tested
Rename a container without recreating it
Docker / Compose: rename updates the container name while preserving its identity.
Docker / Compose✓ Tested
Rename the current branch
Git: branch -m changes the local branch name without creating a new commit.
Git✓ Tested
Replace a text file with an atomic rename
Prepare new content beside the target before renaming it into place.
atomic write✓ Tested