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--- handy_git_commands [2022/09/01 14:01] – created mgupton
+++ handy_git_commands [2024/12/04 14:57] (current) – mgupton
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 ====== Handy Git Commands ======
-Show names of files that changed between two commits.
+====== See Changes ======
+Show names of files that changed between last commit and the working directory.
 <code bash>
-git diff --name-only head head~1
+git diff --name-only HEAD
 </code>
-Show names of files that changed between last commit and the working directory.
+Show names of files that changed between the last two commits.
 <code bash>
-git diff --name-only head
+git diff --name-only HEAD HEAD~1
 </code>
+=== concise one-line log ===
+<code bash>
+git log --date=iso --pretty=format:"%h%x09%an%x09%ad%x09%s"
+</code>
+====== Orphaned/Unrelated Branches ======
+  * Create an orphaned branch
+  * Delete all the files in the new branch to start fresh
+  * I think you have to at least do a commit to the branch before it can be pushed to a remote
+<code>
+git checkout --orphan <orphaned branch name to create>
+git rm -rf .
+git commit --allow-empty -m "Initial commit of an unrelated (orphan) branch"
+git push -u origin <branch name>
+</code>