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Git Beyond Commit and Push: Rebase, Bisect, Reflog and Worktrees

The commands that rescue lost work, find the commit that broke the build and keep history readable.

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  1. Interactive rebase cleans up local history before review.
  2. git bisect finds the breaking commit with a binary search.
  3. The reflog recovers almost anything you think you lost.

Git knowledge compounds

Most developers use five Git commands and fear the rest. The next five, rebase, bisect, reflog, worktree and restore, save hours every month and turn scary situations into routine ones.

Underneath, Git is simple: commits are snapshots, branches are movable pointers, and almost nothing is truly deleted for weeks.

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  1. Merge versus rebase
  2. Rescue and investigation commands
  3. Team conventions
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