Git Questions & Answers

Git & Version Control FAQ

As experts on Git and version control, we get asked a lot about these topics. In the hope that some of the answers are helpful for you, too, we've compiled some frequently asked questions around Git and version control below.

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• Understanding the difference between "Fetch" and "Pull"
• Editing / fixing the last commit's message
• Undoing the last commit
• Undoing a specific old commit
• Restoring a previous version of your project
• Ignoring a file that has already been committed to the repository
• Fixing & solving merge conflicts
• Tracking a remote branch
• Changing the author (name / email) of a commit
• Adding an empty folder to a repository
• Deleting branches in Git
• Deleting commits in Git
• Understanding the "detached HEAD" state in Git
• Handling large files with Git LFS
• Using rebase as an alternative to git merge
• Using the Stash to save changes temporarily
• Merging branches in Git
• Checking out a remote branch
• Downloading remote data with git fetch

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