Git Pro Tips
All about Git covering: conflicts, branches, rebase, and GitHub workflows.
This series contains 13 posts:
Creating empty folders in git with .gitkeep
Git doesn't track empty folders. Here's how the .gitkeep file lets you commit an empty directory and keep your project's folder structure.
Dec 24, 2021
Fixing the branch source with git rebase
Understand how to use git rebase para to fix the brach source
Dec 29, 2021
Updating a branch with git rebase
See how to use git rebase to bring all the most recent commits to your current branch
Dec 30, 2021
Creating a new branch and switching to it with just one command
See how to use git checkout and git switch to create a branch and switch to it with just one command
Jan 1, 2022
Undoing the last commits using git reset
Learn how to use the git reset command to undo most recent commits
Jan 14, 2022
Undoing the last commit and keeping the changes for a next commit
Undo the last commit with git reset using --soft and reuse the message with ORIG_HEAD
Jan 15, 2022
Using git stash: pop, apply, and drop
Understand how to use git stash and git stash pop for real
Jan 23, 2022
Learn why the command git stash drop is useful
Understand when to use git stash drop how it works
Feb 5, 2022
Renaming files in Git: the right way (using git mv)
Rename a file in git without breaking your history. Learn how git mv renames files in one step so git doesn't think you deleted and recreated them.
Dec 1, 2023
How to undo changes in a Git repository using git revert
Learn how to use git revert and reverse changes
Dec 1, 2023
Recovering lost commits with git reflog
Learn how git reflog tracks your movements in Git, how to read its entries, and how to restore a previous state.
Jun 20, 2026
Undoing more than one commit at once with git revert
Learn how to revert a range of commits in one command with git revert, including the A..B notation and when to use --no-commit.
Jun 28, 2026