How to Switch to previous branch:
Ans: git switch @{-1}
How to create repository in bitbucket and push code for automation project?
Ans: Below are the sequence of commands to use:
First go to your bitbucket path and get access to create repository.
Create a repository with a self defined name, let name is "Automaters"
Then open cmd in the laptop where you have kept your automation project
cd existing-project
git init
git add --all
git commit -m "InitialCommit"
git remote add origin "https://path....Automaters.git"
git push -u origin master
If you get SSL certificate error to push then use below:
git config --global http.sslVerify false
How to Push a local branch for the first time:
Ans: git push --set-upstream origin <branch>
How to Push a local branch to a different remote branch:
Ans: git push origin <local_branch>:<remote_branch>
How to undo commits?
Ans: The following command will undo your most recent commit and put those changes back into staging, so you don't lose any work:
$ git reset --soft HEAD~1
The next one will completely delete the commit and throw away any changes. Be absolutely sure this is what you want:
$ git reset --hard HEAD~1
Fetch changes from both origin and upstream in the same shot:
Ans: git fetch --multiple origin upstream
How to Delete a remote branch on origin:
Ans: git push origin : <remote_branch>
Difference between rebase and merge?
Ans: git merge apply all unique commits from branch A into branch B in one commit
git rebase gets all unique commits from both branches and applies them one by one.
git rebase rewrites commit history but doesn't create extra commit for merging.
Unstash those changes and bring them back into your working directory
Ans: git stash pop
Difference between soft, mixed, and hard resets?
Ans: --soft: Uncommit changes but leave those changes staged--mixed (the default): Uncommit and unstage changes, but changes are left in the working directory
--hard: Uncommit, unstage, and delete changes
Listing the existing tags in Git is straightforward
Ans: $ git tag
How to create tag?
Ans: git tag <tagname>
Command to delete the file from your working directory and stages the deletion?
Ans: git rm [fileName]
Unstash your changes without popping them off the stack.
Ans: git stash apply
How to know about the history?
git log
How to know all the details of changes to a commit?
git show <commitID>
How to know the last commit details and see a log where each commit is one line?
To know the last commit details : git log -1
see log each commit in one line: git log --pretty=oneline
What git add and git commit command does
Git add--> add the changes to index area
Git commit--> add changes to local repo
How to compare two branch in GIT?
git diff branch1...branch2
How to view current state and any merge conflits?
git status
The git status command displays the state of the working directory and the staging area.
How to undo last commit and rewrite history?
git reset --hard HEAD~1
Difference between soft, mixed, and hard resets?
--soft: Uncommit changes but leave those changes staged
--mixed (the default): Uncommit and unstage changes, but changes are left in the working directory
--hard: Uncommit, unstage, and delete changes
How to reset a file back to how it was before changes?
git restore <filename> # new syntax (as of Git 2.23)
git checkout -- <filename> # old syntax
How to unstage changes or restore files?
Maybe you accidentally staged some files which we don't want to commit.