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Git Version Control Cookbook - Second Edition

By : Kenneth Geisshirt, Emanuele Zattin(EUR), Aske Olsson, Rasmus Voss
Book Image

Git Version Control Cookbook - Second Edition

By: Kenneth Geisshirt, Emanuele Zattin(EUR), Aske Olsson, Rasmus Voss

Overview of this book

Git is one of the most popular tools for versioning. With over 100 practical, self-contained tutorials, this updated version of the bestselling Git Version Control Cookbook examines the common pain points and best practices to help you solve problems related to versioning. Each recipe addresses a specific problem and offers a proven, best-practice solution with insights into how it works. You’ll get started by learning about the Git data model and how it stores files, along with gaining insights on how to commit changes to a database. Using simple commands, you’ll also understand how to navigate through the database. Once you have accustomed yourself to the basics, you’ll explore techniques to configure Git with the help of comprehensive examples and configuration targets. Further into the book, you’ll get up to speed with branches and recovery from mistakes. You’ll also discover the features of Git rebase and how to use regular Git to merge other branches. The later chapters will guide you in exploring Git notes and learning to utilize the update, list, and search commands. Toward the concluding chapters, you’ll focus on repository maintenance, patching, and offline sharing. By the end of this book, you’ll have grasped various tips and tricks, and have a practical understanding of best-practice solutions for common problems related to versioning.
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Continuing a rebase with merge conflicts


When you rebase a commit or a branch on top of a different HEAD, you may eventually see a conflict.

If there is a conflict, you will be asked to solve the merge conflict and continue with the rebase using git rebase --continue.

How to do it...

We will be creating a commit that adds the same fishtank.txt file on top of the origin/stable-3.1 branch; then, we will try to rebase this on top of the rebaseExample branch we created in the Rebasing commits to another branch section:

  1. Check out the branch named rebaseExample2, which tracks origin/stable-3.1:
$ git checkout -b rebaseExample2 --track origin/stable-3.1
Checking out files: 100% (212/212), done.
Branch rebaseExample2 set up to track remote branch stable-3.1 from origin.
Switched to a new branch 'rebaseExample2'
  1. Make a commit on the branch:
$ echo "My Fishtank
Pirateship, Oister shell
Coconut shell
">fishtank.txt
$ git add fishtank.txt
$ git commit -m "My brand new fishtank"
[rebaseExample2 39811d6]...