git.md

Git often used information

How can I rewrite all history to change author and email?

git filter-branch -f --env-filter \
"GIT_AUTHOR_NAME='Newname'; GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL='newemail'; \
GIT_COMMITTER_NAME='committed-name'; GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL='committed-email';" HEAD

How can I get rid of the a/ b/ prefix for filepaths when using git diff?

git config --global diff.noprefix true

How do I set the date when making a commit?

git commit --date=20191130T20:24:00

How to list all files in git history?

git log --pretty=format: --name-only --diff-filter=A | sort -u

How do I remove a file completely from the history?

Warning, this will rewrite history

git filter-branch --index-filter 'git rm --cached --ignore-unmatch <filename>' HEAD

How can I push tags and branches to the upstream? (requires git 2.4.1)

git config --global push.followTags true

How can I delete an branch on a remote?

git push origin --delete origin master

How can I rebase the first commit?

git rebase -i --root

How can I get rid of commits with no changes? Empty commits.

FILTER_BRANCH_SQUELCH_WARNING=1 git filter-branch -f --prune-empty