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Update a Git branch without checking it out
git fetch origin main:main moves a branch while you stay on another. The refspec that does it, the refusals that protect you, and the diverged case.
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Will this merge conflict? Find out without merging
git merge-tree does the whole merge in memory and names every file that would conflict — without touching your working tree, your index, or your branch.
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The whole loop, one window: why I built this Git client
Pull requests that start before you push, branch updates without switching, and guardrails that aren't a pricing tier — the assumptions behind GitDesktop.
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Recovering a dropped stash: what git fsck can still find
A dropped or lost git stash is almost never gone. How to find it with git fsck, tell the real stash commit from its index twin, and get the work back.