Git commands

This section supplements the articles provided in the official documentation and aims to provide a more functional approach to some of the essential commands that are often misunderstood.

1. Mastering Git Reset: Commit Alchemy

The git reset command is a formidable tool unfortunately far too often misunderstood or poorly used. This is too bad, as it opens up a wide range of solutions and tips to optimize our work and workflows.
2. Getting solid at Git rebase vs. merge

Each one is best for specific purposes, so learn when to use them efficiently, and why.
3. Git Bisect: quickly zero in on a bug’s origin

Oooh, what a nasty bug you just noticed! Alas, you can’t seem to find out where it originates just now, and it appears to have been around for a while, too… How can you avoid combing through the entire history?
4. Mastering Git submodules

If you used submodules before, you certainly got a few scars to show for it, probably swearing off the dang thing. Submodules are hair-pulling for sure, what with their host of pitfalls and traps lurking around most use cases. Still, they are not without merits, if you know how to handle them.
5. Mastering Git subtrees

A month ago we were exploring Git submodules; I told you then our next in-depth article would be about subtrees, which are the main alternative.