Git

git clean -fdx is a command used in Git to remove untracked files and directories from the working tree.

• -f flag stands for "force", which allows the command to execute without prompting the user for confirmation.
• -d flag is used to also remove untracked directories.
• -x flag is used to also remove ignored files.

git clone git@github.com:leandromonaco/leandromonaco.github.io.git C:\Dev\Repo --recurse-submodules

git checkout main
git fetch
git pull
git branch branch_name
git checkout branch_name
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git status --short
git add myfile.txt
git commit -m "Made changes to myfile.txt"
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git push --set-upstream origin branch_name
git push
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git filter-branch -f --env-filter "GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Newname'; GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='new@email'; GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='Newname'; GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='new@email';" HEAD
git push --force --tags origin 'refs/heads/main'
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Run git commit --amend -m "New and correct message"

without destroying the work you've done: git reset --soft HEAD~1
destroying the work you've done: git reset --hard HEAD~1

1. Run git rm -r --cached . to unstage and remove the path to your files from the Git index.
2. Execute git add . to re-add all your files back (only the correct files will be updated).
3. Execute git commit -m ".gitignore is now working" to commit all your files back into the Git index.

• Removing sensitive data from a repository
• BFG Repo-Cleaner
• BFG GitHub Repo

Example

1. winget install -e --id Oracle.JavaRuntimeEnvironment
2. java -jar bfg.jar --delete-folders ReleasePlanning
3. git push --force

• if dealing with protected commits add --no-blob-protection parameter

set GIT_TRACE=1
set GIT_CURL_VERBOSE=1
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