Is there a flag to pass to git when doing a clone, say don't clone the .git directory? If not, how about a flag to delete the .git directory after the clone? ...

... You can add this to your git config and zsh won't check the status anymore git config --add oh-my-zsh.hide-status 1 git config --add oh-my-zsh.hide-dirty 1 Explanation There are two central git functions in in lib/git.zsh: git_prompt_info...

I am trying to customize the format for git log . I want all commits to be shown in one line. Each line should only show the first line of the commit message. I found out that git log --pretty=short should do the trick but on my computer it shows the full log as git log does (besides the ti...

I have a website that I use github (closed source) to track changes and update site. The only problem is, it appears the .git directory is accessible via the web. How can I stop this and still be able to use git? ...

The term "porcelain" appears occasionally in the Git documentation. What does it mean? 9 Answers ...

... EDIT: git fetch --unshallow now is an option (thanks Jack O'Connor). You can run git fetch --depth=1000000 (assuming the repository has less than one million commits). ...

I am using Dropbox to sync a git repository, but now when I try and push I am getting an error: 8 Answers ...

How can I safely update (pull) a git project, keeping specific files untouched, even if there's upstream changes? 6 Answers...

I am under a proxy and I am pushing in to git successfully for quite a while. Now I am not able to push into git all of a sudden. I have set the RSA key and the proxy and double checked them, with no avail and git is throwing me the error shown in the title of the page. ...

... Cherry picking in Git means to choose a commit from one branch and apply it onto another. This is in contrast with other ways such as merge and rebase which normally apply many commits onto another branch. Make sure you are on the branch y...