Git 2 cheatsheet

Git 2: Stash and history

8 common Git 2 tasks.

Stash your work

Set aside uncommitted changes with a label.

git stash push -m "wip: login form"

Show saved stashes, newest first, with the label you gave each.

git stash list

Apply the newest stash and remove it from the list.

git stash pop

Apply the changes of one commit onto the current branch.

git cherry-pick abc1234

Tag the current commit, for example for a release.

git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Release 1.0.0"

Show the commit and author for every line of a file.

git blame file.txt

List commits whose changes add or remove the given text.

git log -S"functionName" --oneline

Start a binary search through history. Mark commits with git bisect good and git bisect bad.

git bisect start