https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/tags/git/ Recent content in git on netcup hosting blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0070-git-edit-commit-message/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0070-git-edit-commit-message/ This article shows how to reword the last Git commit message and older ones, and how far the rewrite reaches. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0067-git-checkout-remote-branch/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0067-git-checkout-remote-branch/ This article shows how to check out a branch that exists on the remote, why a fresh clone shows only one branch, and how to avoid a detached HEAD. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0062-git-delete-branch/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0062-git-delete-branch/ This article shows how to delete a Git branch locally and on the remote, what -d protects you from, and where stale tracking refs actually come from. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0063-git-force-pull-overwrite/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0063-git-force-pull-overwrite/ This article shows how to make your working tree match the remote exactly, and why git pull --force does not do it. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0069-git-untrack-gitignored-file/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0069-git-untrack-gitignored-file/ This article shows why adding a file to .gitignore does nothing once it is tracked, how to untrack it, and why it stays in the history regardless. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0068-git-remove-untracked-files/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0068-git-remove-untracked-files/ This article shows how to remove untracked files with git clean, what -x additionally deletes, and why this is one of the few git commands with no undo. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0065-git-rename-branch/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0065-git-rename-branch/ This article shows how to rename a Git branch locally and on the remote, and the third command people forget. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0066-git-undo-git-add/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0066-git-undo-git-add/ This article shows how to unstage a file in Git, and the one-word difference between unstaging a change and destroying it. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0061-git-undo-last-commit/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0061-git-undo-last-commit/ This article shows how to undo recent Git commits with reset, revert and amend, and which of them can destroy work you never committed. https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0064-git-pull-vs-fetch/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://en.netcup.nllk.net/blog/post/0064-git-pull-vs-fetch/ This article shows the difference between git pull and git fetch, what you can inspect in between, and what pull does when history has diverged.