Cancel last local commit

git reset HEAD~1

-Remove a file from the index without deleting it

git reset HEAD <filename> # does not delete the file but removes it from the index

Create new branch

git branch <branchName> # locally
# upstream branch
git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/<branchName>
git push -u origin <branchName>

Merge some commits together

git rebase -i HEAD~X
# X = number of commits to merge
# 1. make your modification
# 2. if commits were already pushed: git push --force
# 3. else: git push

Unstagged files and change active branch

git stash push -m "message"
git stash list
git checkout <another branch>
git stash pop

Delete file from git history

git filter-branch --index-filter "git rm -rf --cached --ignore-unmatch <path-to-file>" HEAD
git push -all --force

Find file in git history

git log --all --full-history -- <path-to-file>

Apply commits on another branch

git cherry-pick <commit-hash>

Add & push tags

git tag <tag-name>
git push --tags

Remove unwanted files that are not tracked by git.

git clean -fd -x
# -x: remove ignored files too
# -X: remove only ignored files
# -n: for dry run

Use GIT with a GUI

gitk --all

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