Git Git Advanced Features 2

Question 1

What does interactive rebase (`git rebase -i`) allow you to do?

Accepted Answer

Reorder, squash, edit, or drop commits before replaying them

Answer

Interactive rebase opens an editor listing the commits to be replayed, letting you reorder, squash, split, edit, or drop individual commits.

Question 2

How do you create a stash that includes untracked files?

Accepted Answer

Both B and C are correct

Answer

Both `git stash -u` and `git stash --include-untracked` stash untracked files in addition to tracked modified files.

Question 3

What is `git worktree` used for?

Accepted Answer

Checking out multiple branches simultaneously in separate directories

Answer

Git worktrees allow you to check out additional branches of the same repository into separate directories simultaneously, without needing multiple clones.

Question 4

What is the purpose of `git gc` (garbage collection)?

Accepted Answer

Cleans up unnecessary objects and optimizes the local repository's pack files

Answer

The `git gc` command removes loose objects that are no longer reachable, packs existing loose objects, and prunes expired reflog entries to optimize the repository.

Question 5

What does `git archive` do?

Accepted Answer

Exports a snapshot of the repository tree as a tar or zip archive without Git metadata

Answer

The `git archive` command creates a compressed archive of the files in a tree object (commit, tag, or branch), excluding the `.git` directory.

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Git Git Advanced Features 2