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🔧 Advanced Git = Power User

Basic Git is not enough. Advanced Git commands unlock powerful features for complex workflows.

📝 Advanced Commands

# Interactive Rebase
git rebase -i HEAD~5
# Squash commits, reorder, edit

# Cherry-pick
git cherry-pick abc123
git cherry-pick abc123 def456

# Bisect (Find bugs)
git bisect start
git bisect bad HEAD
git bisect good abc123
git bisect run npm test

# Reflog (Recover lost commits)
git reflog
git reset --hard HEAD@{2}

# Worktree (Multiple branches)
git worktree add ../feature-branch feature-branch
git worktree list
git worktree remove ../feature-branch

# Submodules
git submodule add https://github.com/example/lib
git submodule update --init --recursive

# Archive
git archive --format=zip HEAD > project.zip

# Stash with Branch
git stash branch new-feature

🎯 Aliases and Automation

# Git Aliases
git config --global alias.co checkout
git config --global alias.br branch
git config --global alias.ci commit
git config --global alias.st status
git config --global alias.unstage 'reset HEAD --'
git config --global alias.last 'log -1 HEAD'
git config --global alias.visual '!gitk'

# Advanced Aliases
git config --global alias.lg "log --graph --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit"

# Git Hook (pre-commit)
#!/bin/sh
# Run linter
npm run lint
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo 'Linting failed'
    exit 1
fi

# Git Hook (pre-push)
#!/bin/sh
npm test
if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
    echo 'Tests failed'
    exit 1
fi

💡 Advanced Git Tips

• Use interactive rebase for clean history
• Use bisect to find bugs
• Use reflog to recover lost commits
• Use worktrees for parallel branches
• Create useful aliases