Git Advanced

# FORBIDDEN: Force push to protected branches
git push --force origin dev    # ❌ NEVER
git push --force origin master # ❌ NEVER

# FORBIDDEN: Merge commits on dev branch
git merge feature-branch       # ❌ Use rebase-and-merge PR strategy

# FORBIDDEN: Skip pre-commit hooks
git commit --no-verify         # ❌ Hooks exist for a reason

# FORBIDDEN: Rewriting shared history
git rebase -i HEAD~5 && git push --force  # ❌ If already pushed

# SAFE: Force-with-lease on your feature branch
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature  # ✅ Safe

# SAFE: Interactive rebase before first push
git rebase -i origin/dev   # ✅ Squash/clean local commits

# SAFE: Force push after conflict resolution
git rebase origin/dev && git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature

# 1. Fetch latest changes
git fetch origin dev

# 2. Rebase onto latest dev
git rebase origin/dev

# 3. If conflicts, resolve them
git status                   # See conflicted files
# ... edit files to resolve ...
git add <resolved-files>
git rebase --continue

# 4. Push with force-with-lease
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature

# 1. Make requested changes
git add . && git commit -m "fix: address PR feedback [{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX]"

# 2. Fetch and rebase again
git fetch origin dev
git rebase origin/dev

# 3. Push update
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature

# 1. Start bisect
git bisect start

# 2. Mark current state (has bug)
git bisect bad

# 3. Mark a known good commit
git bisect good <commit-sha>
# e.g., git bisect good abc1234

# 4. Git checks out middle commit - test it
yarn test:unit  # or manual test

# 5. Tell git if this commit is good or bad
git bisect good  # or
git bisect bad

# 6. Repeat until found
# Git will tell you the first bad commit

# 7. End bisect
git bisect reset

# Run a test script automatically
git bisect start HEAD abc1234
git bisect run yarn test:specific-test

# 1. Find the commit SHA
git log --oneline branch-name | head -20

# 2. Cherry-pick to current branch
git cherry-pick <commit-sha>

# 3. If conflicts, resolve them
git status
# ... resolve conflicts ...
git add <resolved-files>
git cherry-pick --continue

# 4. Push the result
git push origin current-branch

# Range of commits (oldest..newest, exclusive of oldest)
git cherry-pick abc123^..def456

# Specific commits
git cherry-pick abc123 def456 ghi789

# 1. See what's conflicted
git status

# 2. Open conflicted file, look for markers
<<<<<<< HEAD
your changes
=======
their changes
>>>>>>> branch-name

# 3. Edit file to resolve (remove markers, keep correct code)

# 4. Mark as resolved
git add <resolved-file>

# 5. Continue rebase/merge
git rebase --continue
# or
git merge --continue

# Rebase frequently to avoid large conflicts
git fetch origin dev
git rebase origin/dev  # Do this daily during long features

# Check for potential conflicts before rebase
git diff origin/dev...HEAD --stat

# Abort rebase
git rebase --abort

# Abort merge
git merge --abort

# Abort cherry-pick
git cherry-pick --abort

# Keep changes staged
git reset --soft HEAD~1

# Keep changes unstaged
git reset HEAD~1

# Discard changes (DANGEROUS)
git reset --hard HEAD~1

# Find lost commits in reflog
git reflog

# Restore to a specific state
git reset --hard HEAD@{n}

# Cherry-pick a lost commit
git cherry-pick <sha-from-reflog>

# 1. Verify you're on correct branch
git branch

# 2. Verify what will be pushed
git log origin/{{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature..HEAD --oneline

# 3. Use force-with-lease (protects against overwriting others' work)
git push --force-with-lease origin {{TICKET_PREFIX}}-XXX-feature