When working on a Git repository, by yourself or with other developers, you may need to merge a specific file from another branch. But how do you do it? This article gives multiple methods of achieving it with detailed [...]

When working on a Git repository that contains a submodule, a developer may need to reset it. But how do you do it? This article explains resetting a Git submodule and gives multiple methods (with code snippets) to achieve [...]

Sometimes, when working on a project, a developer may need to add a folder recursively (with all its content) to a Git repository. But how do you do it? To recursively add a folder to a Git repository you [...]

Sometimes, when running a Git command, you get the "git did not exit cleanly exit code 128" error. But what is this error, and how do you fix it? This article shows different methods that will help you fix [...]

Sometimes, when you try to change branches or pull the most recent changes in Git, you get an "unlink of file failed" error. But what is this strange error, and how do you fix it? This article explores why [...]

Sometimes, when using the git pull or git push commands, a developer may get the "unable to update local ref" error. But what is it, and how to fix it? This article explores why this error happens and shows [...]

Sometimes, when using the git add command nothing happens. But why is the git add command not working? Here are some of the reasons why this behavior can happen: You are not in the root folder. You have an [...]

When cloning (or doing other operations) through a remote server (for example, Github, Bitbucket, or Gitlab), a developer can get the "host key verification failed git" error. But what is this error, and how do you fix it? The [...]

When pushing a commit to a Git hosting service like Github, Gitlab, or Bitbucket, some developers experience a stuck push. The command hangs, and nothing happens. Here are some of the reasons why this behavior can happen: Your GIT [...]

Sometimes after deleting a file, a developer may want to restore it. This task is simple and easy to accomplish if you have already committed the file to the Git repository. This article will go through different scenarios for [...]