git-advanced-workflows

Use interactive rebase to clean up a messy git branch by squashing, fixup, rewording, reordering, editing, or dropping commits to produce a tidy and reviewable commit sequence before opening your pull request.

Backport a hotfix commit to multiple release branches by cherry-picking specific commits or commit ranges across branches without merging entire branches, ensuring targeted changes reach the right release lines.

Find the commit that introduced a regression in your git repository by using git bisect with good and bad marking, including automating the bisect process via run scripts to locate the exact bug introduction point.

Recover deleted branches or lost commits after a failed git rebase by using git reflog to trace historical HEAD movements and restore your repository state to a prior safe checkpoint.

Use git worktrees to work on multiple branches simultaneously without cloning twice, managing separate working directories linked to the same repository for parallel feature or release work.

Avoid rewriting git history with interactive rebase on shared branches that other collaborators have already pulled, as rebasing published commits creates divergent histories and requires forced pushes that disrupt team workflows.