Becoming a Git Ninja - an article to help me remember the cool once-per-3-month commands

Becoming a Git Ninja – an article to help me remember the cool once-per-3-month commands

By Etienne Bley
October 18, 2017February 3, 2022

So I love git and I … anyway – here are are some cool commands and links. IF YOU COMMENT – I will add your findings and your links that helped you find your solution too. Git is not easy. I will keep updating for years to come likely. This extends my first article – git for dummies (I have come a long way).

Git visual helper that you can play with

git archive: Download a directory OR SINGLE file from a SPECIFIC commit. Thanks!

git archive -o bob.tar fedaa6dd9ddc2573204548b67e4737f5aceaeba5 toolkit/MyExcelBinaryFileWithMacros.xlsm

cherry-pick . Pull a commit from outer space onto the existing tree and keep going. Thanks!