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Delete only a selected local tag
Git: Deleting a local tag does not delete a corresponding remote tag.
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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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Distinguish a bare repository from a working checkout
Git: rev-parse reports repository mode without relying on directory naming conventions.
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Explain which ignore rule matches a file
Git: check-ignore -v reports the source file, line, pattern, and matched path.
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Export committed files without the Git metadata directory
Git: Git archive creates a snapshot of tracked committed files only.
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Find a commit that changed the count of a text string
Git: The pickaxe -S option finds commits that add or remove occurrences of a literal string.
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Find branches that contain a selected commit
Git: branch --contains limits the list to branches whose histories include the chosen revision.
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Identify a commit exactly at a release tag
Git: Describe with exact-match refuses to invent a label for a later commit.
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Identify the title of a cited work
HTML: Cite marks the title of a work rather than the name of its author.
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Ignore a personal scratch file without changing shared rules
Git: The repository-local exclude file applies only to this checkout.
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Include untracked files in a stash
Git: The include-untracked option saves new files along with tracked edits.
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Inspect a revision with detached HEAD
Git: Detached mode is useful for inspection; create a branch before keeping new work.
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