Delete All Local Branches Except main
A handy one-liner to clean up all your local Git branches except main. It uses -D to force-delete each branch, even if it hasn’t been merged—so be careful. If you want a safer version…
Limited availability — accepting new projects starting September 2026.
If you've made changes to a file and want to discard them, you can use git checkout to restore it to the version from the last commit. This is useful when you want to undo changes that haven't been staged yet.
git checkout -- <file>
To restore a file from a different branch, you can use:
git checkout <branch> -- <file>
A handy one-liner to clean up all your local Git branches except main. It uses -D to force-delete each branch, even if it hasn’t been merged—so be careful. If you want a safer version…
A tiny shell script that recursively scans a directory for Git repositories with uncommitted changes, nicknamed dirgit—a play on words combining "directory", "dirty", and "git".
Quick snippet to switch a Git remote URL from HTTPS to SSH for easier authentication with SSH keys.