TOP 21 git interview question and answers for 2020 SET-02? SDET/Automation QA/Devops

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12. How to know about the history?

git log




To know more about git log : https://git-scm.com/docs/git-log

13. How to know all the details of changes to a commit?

git show <commitID>

To know more about git show : https://git-scm.com/docs/git-show

 

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14. How to know the last commit details and see a log where each commit is one line?

To know the last commit details : git log -1

see log each commit in one line: git log --pretty=oneline

15. What git add and git commit command does

Git add--> add the changes to index area

Git commit--> add changes to local repo

16. How to compare two branch in GIT?

git diff branch1...branch2

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17. How to view current state and any merge conflits?

git status

The git status command displays the state of the working directory and the staging area.

18. How to undo last commit and rewrite history?

git reset --hard HEAD~1

 

 

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19. Difference between soft, mixed, and hard resets?

--soft: Uncommit changes but leave those changes staged
--mixed (the default): Uncommit and unstage changes, but changes are left in the working directory
--hard: Uncommit, unstage, and delete changes

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20.  How to reset a file back to how it was before changes?

git restore <filename>     # new syntax (as of Git 2.23)
git checkout -- <filename> # old syntax

21. How to unstage changes or restore files?

Maybe you accidentally staged some files which we don't want to commit.

git restore test.js
git restore .

#TodaysTip
Starting with git 2.23 we have new sub-commands :

1. git switch to switch between branches
2. git restore to undo all modifications made

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