Use when working with Git operations including branching, merging, rebasing, conflict resolution, or history manipulation. Invoke for complex Git workflows, interactive rebase, cherry-picking, bisecting, or gitreflog recovery.
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git rebase -i)Commit Hygiene
History Safety
git reflog before destructive operationsTeam Collaboration
git checkout -b feature/my-feature
# ... work ...
git add .
git commit -m "feat: add my feature"
git push origin feature/my-feature
git rebase -i HEAD~5 # Last 5 commits
# Use commands: pick, reword, edit, squash, drop
git status # See conflicts
git diff # Review changes
# Edit files to resolve
git add <resolved-files>
git commit # Complete merge
| Issue | Solution |
|---|---|
| Merge conflict | Edit conflicted files, git add, git commit |
| Wrong commit message | git commit --amend (if not pushed) |
| Lost commits | Check git reflog, git reset --hard |
| Rebase gone wrong | git rebase --abort or check reflog |
| Large repository | git gc, shallow clones, sparse checkout |
Before any destructive operation:
git statusgit log --oneline -5git branch backup-$(date +%s)Remember: With Git, almost anything can be recovered if you act quickly and carefully.