Git commands

That which I often forget and frequently use. Git reference

History

Purpose	Command
Rebase	git rebase -i HEAD~{n}, enter into editing mode in vim and save, git push --f
Reset to a previous commit after pushing changes	git reset --hard {commit}, git push -f

Remotes

Purpose	Command
Add a new remote	git remote add {name} {url}
Rename a remote	git remote rename {oldname} {newname}
Delete a remote	git remote rm {name}
Set up a local branch to track an existing remote branch	git branch --track {branchname} {remotename}/{branchname}
Add a remote branch for a new local branch	git push --set-upstream {remotename} {branchname}
Change remote branch	git push --set-upstream-to {remotename} {branchname}
Stop tracking a remote branch	git branch --unset-upstream

Misc

Purpose	Command
Delete all branches except main and some other branch	git branch | grep -v " main$" | grep -v " other-branch$" | xargs git branch -D

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