Delete Local Git Branches Whose Remote Was Deleted
When working with feature branches, it’s easy for your local repository to accumulate branches that were already deleted on the remote. This snippet safely removes all local branches whose…
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Find Dirty Git Repositories
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".
How to Reset a Single File in Git
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…
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…
Switch remote HTTPS to SSH in Git
Quick snippet to switch a Git remote URL from HTTPS to SSH for easier authentication with SSH keys.