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Git log: narrowing history to a file
git log shows reachable commit history. A path narrows inspection to a particular area, for example git log -- app/Models/Entry.php.
Published22 Oct 2026
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Git merge: integrating histories with different possible outcomes
git merge incorporates changes from another history into the current branch. A linear relationship can allow a fast-forward; divergent history can produce a separate merge commit.
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Git mv: a rename still needs a commit
git mv moves or renames a tracked path and updates the index on success. It combines the working steps needed for that change.
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Git pull --ff-only: refusing divergent history
git pull first fetches data and then integrates it according to the selected mode. With --ff-only, integration is allowed only when the branch can advance linearly.
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Git push: updating a remote rather than necessarily a site
git push sends required objects and requests updates to selected remote references. For example, git push origin feature targets that branch rather than necessarily every local branch.
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Git rebase: replaying work on a new base
git rebase replays a series of commits on another base. The resulting commits normally have new identifiers even when their intended changes are preserved.
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Git remote: a short name for a particular address
A remote such as origin is a local name for connection settings to another repository. git remote -v displays fetch and push addresses.
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Git reset: the mode determines what changes
git reset has different forms affecting HEAD, the index and working files. --soft preserves the index and working contents, while stronger modes have different effects.
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Git restore: make the source and destination explicit
git restore restores selected paths in the working tree or index. With --staged, the default source is HEAD; otherwise, working files normally use the index as their source.
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Git revert: reversing a change while retaining history
git revert creates a new commit reversing an earlier change. The old commit remains in history rather than being erased.
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Git rm --cached: untracking without deleting the working file
git rm --cached removes a selected file from the index while leaving its working copy on disk. A commit is needed to record that change in history.
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Git shortlog: commit count does not measure total contribution
git shortlog summarizes history by author and title. -s shows counts, while -n orders by those counts.
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