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BRANCHES AND REMOTE REPOS

push a local only branch remote

git push --set-upstream <remote> <branch_name>

delete a local branch

git branch -D <branchName>

create a new local branch with no history

git checkout --orphan <branchName>

delete a remote branch

git push origin --delete <branch_name>

Don’t use the prefix origin/ within <branch_name>.

clean up local list of available remote branches

git remote prune origin

set an upstream branch

git branch -u <remote>/<branch_name>

throw away changes that aren’t checked in.

Warning! You can lose code doing this.

git reset --hard

force a local branch to match a remote branch after diverging:

Warning! You can lose code doing this.

git fetch origin
git reset --hard origin/<branch_name>

force remote commit history to match your local history:

!!! Very destructive !!!

Relevant if you’re interested in removing sensitive data from a repository.

git push origin --force --all

create a patch

git format-patch <branch_name> --stdout > ~/a-handy-patch-name.patch

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DEALING WITH REMOTE URLS

show all remote destinations and their URLs

git remote -v

add a remote

git remote add <remote_name> <url>

Example 1 (this git-references repository):

git remote add origin git@github.com:crybx/git-references.git

Example 2 (foo.git on a Linux server):

git remote add origin ssh://<username>@<serverurl>/foo.git

remove a remote

git remote rm <remote_name>

update an existing remote’s url

git remote set-url origin <new_origin_url>