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`git fetch` a remote branch
`git fetch` a remote branch The remote repository contains various branches such as `origin/daves_branch`: How do I switch to `daves_branch` in the local repository so that it tracks `origin/daves_bra...
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- 19 Feb at 18:25
How can I save username and password in Git?
How can I save username and password in Git? I want to use a push and pull automatically in [Git Extensions](http://gitextensions.github.io/), [Sourcetree](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlassian#Acqu...
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- 5 Sep at 10:28
How do I push a local Git branch to master branch in the remote?
How do I push a local Git branch to master branch in the remote? I have a branch called develop in my local repo, and I want to make sure that when I push it to origin it's merged with the origin/mast...
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- 26 Feb at 12:53
How to checkout a remote branch in Git?
How to checkout a remote branch in Git? Someone pushed a "new feature" branch to the shared repo: Now, I would like to create a copy of this branch on my local machine in order to test the new feature...
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- 16 Jan at 18:39
Remove file from latest commit
Remove file from latest commit How do I remove a file from the latest commit?
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- 17 Jul at 00:52
Merge, update, and pull Git branches without using checkouts
Merge, update, and pull Git branches without using checkouts I work on a project that has 2 branches, A and B. I typically work on branch A, and merge stuff from branch B. For the merging, I would typ...
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- 28 Jul at 05:5
Show git diff on file in staging area
Show git diff on file in staging area Is there a way I can see the changes that were made to a `file` after I have done `git add file`? That is, when I do: no diff is shown. I guess there's a way to s...
How do I ignore an error on 'git pull' about my local changes would be overwritten by merge?
How do I ignore an error on 'git pull' about my local changes would be overwritten by merge? How do I ignore the following error message on Git pull? > Your local changes to the following files would ...
Unable to Connect to GitHub.com For Cloning
Unable to Connect to GitHub.com For Cloning I am trying to clone the [angular-phonecat git repository](https://github.com/angular/angular-phonecat), but I am getting the following message when I enter...
Show just the current branch in Git
Show just the current branch in Git Is there a Git command equivalent to:
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- 8 Jul at 06:44
Remote origin already exists on 'git push' to a new repository
Remote origin already exists on 'git push' to a new repository I have my project on GitHub at some location, `git@github.com:myname/oldrep.git`. Now I want to push all my code to a new repository at s...
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- 16 Oct at 15:41
Git: Find the most recent common ancestor of two branches
Git: Find the most recent common ancestor of two branches How to find the most recent common ancestor of two Git branches?
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- 10 Nov at 12:33
Branch from a previous commit using Git
Branch from a previous commit using Git If I have `N` commits, how do I branch from the `N-3` commit?
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- 25 Jul at 02:37
How do I see the differences between two branches?
How do I see the differences between two branches? How do I see the differences between branches `branch_1` and `branch_2`?
How do I squash my last N commits together?
How do I squash my last N commits together? How do I squash my last N commits together into one commit?
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- 8 Jul at 04:55
How do I get the current branch name in Git?
How do I get the current branch name in Git? How do I get the name of the current branch in Git?
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- 8 Jul at 06:38
How do I commit case-sensitive only filename changes in Git?
How do I commit case-sensitive only filename changes in Git? I have changed a few files name by de-capitalize the first letter, as in `Name.jpg` to `name.jpg`. Git does not recognize this changes and ...
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- 25 Jul at 21:23
How do I get the hash for the current commit in Git?
How do I get the hash for the current commit in Git? How do I get the hash of the current commit in Git?
Retrieve a single file from a repository
Retrieve a single file from a repository What is the most efficient mechanism (in respect to data transferred and disk space used) to get the contents of a single file from a remote git repository? So...
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- 14 Nov at 17:20
How do I remove local (untracked) files from the current Git working tree?
How do I remove local (untracked) files from the current Git working tree? How do I delete untracked local files from the current working tree?
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- 3 Aug at 04:58
How to sparsely checkout only one single file from a git repository?
How to sparsely checkout only one single file from a git repository? How do I checkout just one file from a git repo?
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- 14 Nov at 17:19
How to change folder with git bash?
How to change folder with git bash? My default `git` folder is `C:\Users\username\.git`. What command should I use to go into `C:/project`?
How to unstash only certain files?
How to unstash only certain files? I stashed my changes. Now I want to unstash only some files from the stash. How can I do this?
How do I add an empty directory to a Git repository?
How do I add an empty directory to a Git repository? How do I add an empty directory (that contains no files) to a Git repository?