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10 min readJanuary 25, 2024

Advanced Git Techniques Every Developer Should Know

Master advanced Git workflows including rebasing, cherry-picking, and interactive staging.

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Michael Zhang

DevOps Engineer

# Advanced Git Techniques

Git is more than just `git add` and `git commit`. Let's explore advanced techniques.

## Interactive Rebase

Clean up your commit history before pushing:

```bash
# Rebase last 3 commits interactively
git rebase -i HEAD~3

# In the editor:
pick abc123 Add feature
squash def456 Fix typo
reword ghi789 Update documentation
```

## Cherry-Picking

Apply specific commits from one branch to another:

```bash
# Cherry-pick a single commit
git cherry-pick abc123

# Cherry-pick multiple commits
git cherry-pick abc123 def456 ghi789
```

## Stashing with Context

Save work in progress with a descriptive message:

```bash
# Stash with message
git stash push -m "WIP: user authentication feature"

# List stashes
git stash list

# Apply specific stash
git stash apply stash@{1}
```

## Bisect for Bug Hunting

Find the commit that introduced a bug:

```bash
git bisect start
git bisect bad HEAD
git bisect good v1.0.0
# Git will check out commits for you to test
git bisect good # or bad
git bisect reset
```