Git - Beyond the Basics
How well do you know Git? Many of us use it daily and pick up the basics as we go. After a few years, you might start to think that you know Git pretty well. But there are more things in the Git man pages than are dreamt of in your philosophy...
For instance, if you are not using git maintenance or worktree, you are missing out. This blog post is for those who would like to explore Git beyond the basics.
Much of the content in this post is straight out of the 2024 FOSDEM talk "So You Think You Know Git?" by the amazing Scott Chacon. Here is that talk and the follow-up "Part 2" from DevWorld 2024. I have cherry-picked the parts that I found most useful from his presentations and mixed them up with some of my own favorite Git features.
Before we get started, make sure you have the latest version of git installed: https://git-scm.com/ Some of the things covered in this post are relatively new. If you haven't updated your Git installation for a few years, now is the time.
Staying true to Scott Chacon's "shotgun buffet" presentation style, here is a bunch of useful Git tips for you, in no particular order. Let's go!
