Tag: git

If you need to do a git diff, but the first file it shows is a huge file, e.g. a Javascript library that got replaced, you can skip it in two steps: Type /^diff – to enter search mode with a slash and then search for diff – at the beginning of a line -… Continue reading Git diff skip to next file?

If you’d like to have the output of git diff, git diff –staged etc. cleaned up after showing, instead of cluttering the terminal window, change the pager config as follows: git config –global core.pager 'less -+X -+F' As a result, each call to the above commands will be listed in a separate "window", which does… Continue reading Changing git settings to clear the diff output

If you want to rebase-edit the commit message in an old commit, and keep the original commit date, you can do that using the –committer-date-is-author-date flag. Here’s how: Find your old commit that you want to edit and copy its hash Run git rebase -i hash^ Find your commit in the list that shows up… Continue reading Reword a commit message without changing the commit date