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Update Git branches from master

Update Git branches from master I have four branches (master, b1, b2, and b3). After I worked on b1-b3, I realized I have something to change on branch master that should be in all other branches. I c...

28 Dec at 23:48

Find out which remote branch a local branch is tracking

Find out which remote branch a local branch is tracking > [How can I see which Git branches are tracking which remote / upstream branch?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4950725) How can I find ...

16 Mar at 00:55

How do I push a new local branch to a remote Git repository and track it too?

How do I push a new local branch to a remote Git repository and track it too? How do I: 1. Create a local branch from another branch (via git branch or git checkout -b). 2. Push the local branch to th...

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...

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...

16 Jan at 18:39

How do I merge my local uncommitted changes into another Git branch?

How do I merge my local uncommitted changes into another Git branch? How can I do the following in Git? My current branch is branch1 and I have made some local changes. However, I now realize that I a...

11 Apr at 00:41

View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches

View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches Is it possible to open a file in a git branch without checking out that branch? How? Essentially I want to be able to open a file in my ...

14 Feb at 15:28

Git checkout second remote branch

Git checkout second remote branch I run: but for some reason, running 'git status' shows "not currently on any branch". Running: and then `git status`, says that I'm now on branch master. Now I want t...

27 Feb at 09:47

Move existing, uncommitted work to a new branch in Git

Move existing, uncommitted work to a new branch in Git I started some work on a new feature and after coding for a bit, I decided this feature should be on its own branch. How do I move the existing u...

9 Oct at 05:1

Finding a branch point with Git?

Finding a branch point with Git? I have a repository with branches master and A and lots of merge activity between the two. How can I find the commit in my repository when branch A was created based o...

5 Dec at 16:16

How to commit my current changes to a different branch in Git

How to commit my current changes to a different branch in Git Sometimes it happens that I make some changes in my working directory, and I realize that these changes should be committed in a branch di...

4 Dec at 13:5

How do I see the commit differences between branches in git?

How do I see the commit differences between branches in git? I'm on branch-X and have added a couple more commits on top of it. I want to see all the differences between MASTER and the branch that I a...

4 Nov at 16:46

What are the differences between git branch, fork, fetch, merge, rebase and clone?

What are the differences between git branch, fork, fetch, merge, rebase and clone? I want to understand the difference between a branch, a fork and a clone in Git? Similarly, what does it mean when I ...

25 Apr at 15:17

How do I rename a local Git branch?

How do I rename a local Git branch? How do I rename a local branch which has not yet been pushed to a remote repository? Related: - [Rename master branch for both local and remote Git repositories](ht...

25 Jul at 03:51

How to download a branch with git?

How to download a branch with git? I have a project hosted on GitHub. I created a branch on one computer, then pushed my changes to GitHub with: Now I am on a different computer, and I want to downloa...

14 Feb at 16:34

How can I copy the content of a branch to a new local branch?

How can I copy the content of a branch to a new local branch? I have worked on a local branch and also pushed the changes to remote. I want to revert the changes on that branch and do something else o...

19 Jul at 09:4

Using the slash character in Git branch name

Using the slash character in Git branch name I'm pretty sure I saw somewhere in a popular Git project the branches had a pattern like "feature/xyz". However when I try to create a branch with the slas...

26 Mar at 23:40

How to push a single file in a subdirectory to Github (not master)

How to push a single file in a subdirectory to Github (not master) I have changed a single file in a subdirectory of my repository and I want to push just that file to Github. I've made a small chang...

27 Dec at 01:24

Git: "Not currently on any branch." Is there an easy way to get back on a branch, while keeping the changes?

Git: "Not currently on any branch." Is there an easy way to get back on a branch, while keeping the changes? So I've done some work in the repository and when I'm about to commit I realize that I'm no...

22 Feb at 16:47

Put current changes in a new Git branch

Put current changes in a new Git branch I've been editing some modules on the master branch but I haven't committed them. I'm now thinking that these changes should really be on an experimental branch...

1 Dec at 14:38

git: rename local branch failed

git: rename local branch failed I don't know why my attempt of renaming local branch failed. I basically cloned the project, then I also have a submodule within the project, and I downloaded the submo...

22 Aug at 14:14

How to replace master branch in Git, entirely, from another branch?

How to replace master branch in Git, entirely, from another branch? I have two branches in my Git repository: 1. master 2. seotweaks (created originally from master) I created `seotweaks` with the int...

19 Aug at 18:8

How can I display the current branch and folder path in terminal?

How can I display the current branch and folder path in terminal? I've been watching some of the Team Treehouse videos and they have a very nice looking terminal when working with Git. For example the...

27 Jun at 02:20

How do I create a master branch in a bare Git repository?

How do I create a master branch in a bare Git repository? (Folder is created with git-ish files and folders inside) (Okay, so I can't use git status with a bare repo; makes sense I guess) (Nothing, it...

3 Aug at 10:24

Forking vs. Branching in GitHub

Forking vs. Branching in GitHub I'd like to know more about the advantages and disadvantages of forking a github project vs. creating a branch of a github project. Forking makes my version of the proj...

31 Aug at 17:5