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git-restore – Restore working tree files Synopsisgit restore [<options>] [–source=<tree>] [–staged] [–worktree] [–] <pathspec>… git restore [<options>] [–source=<tree>] [–staged] [–worktree] –pathspec-from-file=<file> [–pathspec-file-nul] git restore (-p|–patch) [<options>] [–source=<tree>] [–staged] [–worktree] [–] [<pathspec>…]DescriptionRestore specified paths in the working tree with some contents from a restore source. If a path is tracked but does not exist in the…

git-restore-mtime – Restore original modification time of files based on the date of the most recent commit that modified them Synopsisgit-restore-mtime [-h] [–quiet] [–verbose] [–force] [–merge] [–first-parent] [–skip-missing] [–no-directories] [–test] [–commit-time] [–work-tree WORKDIR] [–git-dir GITDIR] [pathspec [pathspec…]]DescriptionRestore original modification time of files based on the date of the most recent commit that modified them. Useful…

git-reset – Reset current HEAD to the specified state Synopsisgit reset [-q] [<tree-ish>] [–] <pathspec>… git reset [-q] [–pathspec-from-file=<file> [–pathspec-file-nul]] [<tree-ish>] git reset (–patch | -p) [<tree-ish>] [–] [<pathspec>…] git reset [–soft | –mixed [-N] | –hard | –merge | –keep] [-q] [<commit>]DescriptionIn the first three forms, copy entries from <tree-ish> to the index. In…

git-reset-file – Reset one file Synopsisgit-reset-file [<filename>] commit-hash DescriptionReset one file to HEAD or certain commit-hash Options<filename> The name of the file to reset. <commit-hash> (Optional) Hash of commit to reset the file to. Defaults to HEAD. ExamplesReset one file to HEAD $ git reset-file .htaccess or reset one file to certain commit $ git…

git-rerere – Reuse recorded resolution of conflicted merges Synopsisgit rerere [clear|forget <pathspec>|diff|remaining|status|gc]DescriptionIn a workflow employing relatively long lived topic branches, the developer sometimes needs to resolve the same conflicts over and over again until the topic branches are done (either merged to the "release" branch, or sent out and accepted upstream). This command assists the…

git-request-pull – Generates a summary of pending changes Synopsisgit request-pull [-p] <start> <url> [<end>]DescriptionGenerate a request asking your upstream project to pull changes into their tree. The request, printed to the standard output, begins with the branch description, summarizes the changes and indicates from where they can be pulled. The upstream project is expected to…

git-repo-config – Get and set repository or global options Synopsisgit repo-config …DescriptionThis is a synonym for git-config(1). Please refer to the documentation of that command. GitPart of the git(1) suite

git-replace – Create, list, delete refs to replace objects Synopsisgit replace [-f] <object> <replacement> git replace [-f] –edit <object> git replace [-f] –graft <commit> [<parent>…] git replace [-f] –convert-graft-file git replace -d <object>… git replace [–format=<format>] [-l [<pattern>]]DescriptionAdds a replace reference in refs/replace/ namespace. The name of the replace reference is the SHA-1 of the…

git-repl – git read-eval-print-loop Synopsisgit-repl DescriptionGit read-eval-print-loop. Let’s you run git commands without typing ‘git’. Commands can be prefixed with an exclamation mark (!) to be interpreted as a regular command. Type exit or quit to end the repl session. Commands<command> Interpreted as git <command>. !<command> Interpreted as <command> (not through git). ls Equivalent of…

git-repack – Pack unpacked objects in a repository Synopsisgit repack [-a] [-A] [-d] [-f] [-F] [-l] [-n] [-q] [-b] [-m] [–window=<n>] [–depth=<n>] [–threads=<n>] [–keep-pack=<pack-name>] [–write-midx]DescriptionThis command is used to combine all objects that do not currently reside in a "pack", into a pack. It can also be used to re-organize existing packs into a single,…

git-rename-tag – Rename a tag Synopsisgit-rename-tag <old-tag-name> <new-tag-name> DescriptionRename a tag (locally and remotely) Options<old-tag-name> The name of the tag you want to rename. <new-tag-name> The new name of the tag. Examples$ git tag test $ git push –tags Total 0 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0) To git [at] myserver.com:myuser/myrepository.git * [new tag] test…

git-rename-branch – rename local branch and push to remote Synopsisgit-rename-branch <new-branch> <old-branch> DescriptionRename local branch and push the new branch to remoteOptions&lt;new-branch&gt; New branch name &lt;old-branch&gt; Old branch whose has to be renamed. This is an optional parameter. If no value is supplied then the current branch will be renamed.Examples$ git rename-branch new-name old-name $…

git-remote – Manage set of tracked repositories Synopsisgit remote [-v | –verbose] git remote add [-t <branch>] [-m <master>] [-f] [–[no-]tags] [–mirror=(fetch|push)] <name> <url> git remote rename <old> <new> git remote remove <name> git remote set-head <name> (-a | –auto | -d | –delete | <branch>) git remote set-branches [–add] <name> <branch>… git remote get-url…

git-remote-testgit – Example remote-helper Synopsisgit clone testgit::<source-repo> [<destination>]DescriptionThis command is a simple remote-helper, that is used both as a testcase for the remote-helper functionality, and as an example to show remote-helper authors one possible implementation. The best way to learn more is to read the comments and source code in git-remote-testgit. See Alsogitremote-helpers(1) GitPart of…

git-remote-helpers – Helper programs to interact with remote repositories Synopsisgit remote-<transport> <repository> [<URL>]DescriptionRemote helper programs are normally not used directly by end users, but they are invoked by git when it needs to interact with remote repositories git does not support natively. A given helper will implement a subset of the capabilities documented here. When…

git-remote-fd – Reflect smart transport stream back to caller Synopsis"fd::<infd>[,<outfd>][/<anything>]" (as URL) DescriptionThis helper uses specified file descriptors to connect to a remote Git server. This is not meant for end users but for programs and scripts calling git fetch, push or archive. If only <infd> is given, it is assumed to be a bidirectional…

git-remote-ext – Bridge smart transport to external command. Synopsisgit remote add <nick> "ext::<command>[ <arguments>…]"DescriptionThis remote helper uses the specified <command> to connect to a remote Git server. Data written to stdin of the specified <command> is assumed to be sent to a git:// server, git-upload-pack, git-receive-pack or git-upload-archive (depending on situation), and data read from…

git-relink – Hardlink common objects in local repositories Synopsisgit relink [–safe] <dir>… <master_dir>DescriptionThis will scan 1 or more object repositories and look for objects in common with a master repository. Objects not already hardlinked to the master repository will be replaced with a hardlink to the master repository. Options–safe Stops if two objects with the…

git-release – Commit, tag and push changes to the repository Synopsisgit-release <tagname> [-r <remote>] [-m <commit info%gt;] [-c] DescriptionCommits changes with message "Release <tagname>" or custom commit information, tags with the given <tagname> and pushes the branch / tags. Optionally it generates a changelog (see git-changelog) and a remote can be defined. The order of…

git-reflog – Manage reflog information Synopsisgit reflog <subcommand> <options>DescriptionThe command takes various subcommands, and different options depending on the subcommand: git reflog [show] [log-options] [<ref>] git reflog expire [–expire=<time>] [–expire-unreachable=<time>] [–rewrite] [–updateref] [–stale-fix] [–dry-run | -n] [–verbose] [–all [–single-worktree] | <refs>…] git reflog delete [–rewrite] [–updateref] [–dry-run | -n] [–verbose] ref@{specifier}… git reflog exists <ref>…