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Utkarsh Bansal
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Article 3 of 100: The PR Crisis: GIT/GitHub Commits Cheat Sheet — A Developer’s Redemption Arc

Handling Git mistakes is a crucial skill for any developer. Recently, I found myself in a situation where a simple feature branch turned into a mess—too many commits, merge conflicts, and unclear history. Instead of starting over, I took the time to properly fix it.

Here’s what helped:
✔️ git reset — Undo unnecessary commits
✔️ git cherry-pick — Apply specific changes cleanly
✔️ git reflog — Recover lost commits
✔️ git stash — Save work without committing

Learning to manage Git efficiently makes PRs easier to review and keeps repositories clean.

If you’ve ever struggled with a tangled Git history, this article might help.

📖 Read more: https://medium.com/p/19c1f22e29ed

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