handy_git_commands [Whizzbang Tech Stuff]

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====== Handy Git Commands ======
====== See Changes ======
Show names of files that changed between last commit and the working directory.
<code bash>
git diff --name-only HEAD
</code>

Show names of files that changed between the last two commits.
<code bash>
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>