Git Tips

Git outta here! I didn't know you could do that. The finest collection of /git(hub)?/ tips on briefs.fm - @chrishunt

Git bam

Stop piling up old branches. Learn the git bam (http://chrshnt.com/git-bam) command.

03-06
01:24

Git those hooks

Git has many useful hooks (http://chrshnt.com/git-hook) and those hooks belong to you.

03-01
02:04

Pretty git log

Tired of that boring, plain git log? Make it --pretty! See my gitconfig (https://git.io/v20Oi) for an example.

02-25
01:35

Welcome to the Mojibar

Having a tough time remembering the name of that emoji? Check out the mojibar (https://github.com/muan/mojibar).

02-24
01:24

Git's favorite everyday commands

Some of these you may not know about.

02-10
00:22

Why doesn't 'git diff' show everything?

It does! You just have to tell to.

02-10
00:41

Seeing through the noise in a pull request

Working with documentation or a co-worker that loves to adjust whitespace across the entire project every time they open a PR? You're welcome.

02-10
00:57

Pull a pull request

Sometimes the diff isn't enough and you actually want to play with the code in a pull request. Here's how.

02-10
01:04

Fixes #80 #24 #16

How to close issues like a professional when you open a pull request.

02-10
01:12

Change the date of git commits

AKA: Make it look like you're working when you're not actually working.

02-09
01:40

Small commits for your pull request

How to break up all those changes into smaller commits for the poor soul that has to review your pull request.

02-09
01:23

Empty commits and why they're fun

Git doesn't want you to create an empty commit, but you can do it anyway.

02-09
01:00

Quickly bouncing between branches

Git knows where you've been and makes it easy to go there again.

02-09
01:02

Collaboration without GitHub

I love GitHub, you love GitHub, but there are some hypothetical situations where it may not be available.

02-08
01:24

GitHub Explore

Ah, Saturday morning and I'm bored. What can I work on?

02-08
01:05

Zero effort pull request

If you're already writing good commit messages, you already have a good pull request.

02-08
00:34

Sending GitHub notifications to the right inbox

You don't need to send all notifications to the same email address.

02-08
00:51

The git reflog

Oops! Thank goodness git has undo.

02-08
01:02

Fix that commit message

Type too fast? Forget to add a file? Fix it later.

02-08
00:33

Artisanal git commands

Make that thing you do all the time a git command.

02-08
01:02

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