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How to Determine the URL That a Local Git Repository Was Originally Cloned From
To determine the URL that a local Git repository was originally cloned from, you can use the git remote command with the -v option. Here's how: git remote -v This command will display the URLs asso...
How Do I Push a New Local Branch to a Remote Git Repository and Track It Too?
To push a new local branch to a remote Git repository and track it, you can use the git push command with the --set-upstream or -u option. Here's how you can do it: git push -u origin <local-branch...
Reset Local Repository Branch to Be Just like Remote Repository Head
To reset your local repository branch to be just like the remote repository's HEAD (i.e., the latest state of the branch in the remote repository), you can use the git reset command along with the ...
How Can I Reset or Revert a File to a Specific Revision?
To reset or revert a file to a specific revision in Git, you can use the git checkout command with the commit hash or branch name along with the path to the file you want to revert. Here's how you ...
How Do I Discard Unstaged Changes in Git?
To discard unstaged changes in Git, you have a few options depending on your specific requirements: Discard Changes in a Single File: If you want to discard changes in a single file and revert it t...
How Do I Change the URI (URL) for a Remote Git Repository?
To change the URI (URL) for a remote Git repository, you can use the git remote set-url command. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: List Current Remote URLs First, you may want to see the current UR...
Move the Most Recent Commit(s) to a New Branch with Git
To move the most recent commit(s) to a new branch in Git, you can use the following steps: Step 1: Create a New Branch First, create a new branch at the current commit: git branch new-branch-name T...
How Do I Revert a Git Repository to a Previous Commit?
To revert a Git repository to a previous commit, you have a couple of options depending on your needs. Here are two common methods: Method 1: Using git reset and git push (For Local Changes Only) I...
How to Modify Existing, Unpushed Commit Messages?
To modify existing, unpushed commit messages in Git, you can use the git commit --amend command. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: Make Your Changes First, make sure you're in the branch containing...
How Do I Remove Local (Untracked) Files from the Current Git Working Tree?
To remove local (untracked) files from the current Git working tree, you can use the git clean command. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: Check What Will Be Removed (Optional but Recommended) Befor...
How Do I Make Git Forget about a File That Was Tracked, but Is Now in .gitignore?
If you have a file that was previously tracked by Git but is now listed in .gitignore, you need to remove it from the Git index to stop tracking it. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: Remove the Fil...
How Do I Check out a Remote Git Branch?
To check out a remote Git branch, you first need to ensure that you have fetched the latest changes from the remote repository. Then, you can create and switch to a local branch based on the remote...
How Do I Force “Git Pull” to Overwrite Local Files?
To force git pull to overwrite local files, you can use the git reset command along with the --hard option after pulling changes. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: Pull Changes from Remote First, p...
How Do I Undo ‘Git Add’ before Commit?
To undo a git add command before committing your changes, you can use the git reset command. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: Check the Status First, check the status of your files to see which on...
How Can I Rename a Local Git Branch?
To rename a local Git branch, you can use the following steps: Step 1: Checkout a New Branch First, make sure you're not on the branch you want to rename: git checkout <branch-to-rename> Step 2: Re...
What Is the Difference between ‘Git Pull’ and ‘Git Fetch’?
git pull and git fetch are both Git commands used to update your local repository with changes from a remote repository. However, they work differently.
How Do I Delete a Git Branch Locally and Remotely?
To delete a Git branch both locally and remotely, you'll need to follow a couple of steps. Here's how you can do it: Step 1: Delete the branch locally First, you need to delete the branch from your...
How Do I Undo the Most Recent Local Commits in Git?
To undo the most recent local commits in Git, you have a few options depending on what you want to achieve. Here's how you can do it: Undoing the commit but keeping changes: If you want to keep the...
Change Column Type in Pandas
To change the column type in a pandas DataFrame, you can use the astype() method. Here's how you can do it: import pandas as pd Sample DataFrame data = {'A': [1, 2, 3], 'B': [4.0, 5.0, 6.0]} df = p...
How to Put the Legend outside the Plot
To put the legend outside the plot in Matplotlib, you can use the bbox_to_anchor parameter of the plt.legend() function along with the loc parameter to specify the location outside the plot area. H...
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