# git

### Sparse checkouts

Useful when you only need a few files checked out in large repos

```javascript
git clone -n --depth=1 --filter=tree:0 git@github.com:giantswarm/control-plane-catalog.git
# add the directories you want to work in
git sparse-checkout set --no-cone . oauth2-proxy-3.2.0.tgz-meta/
# checkout the files
git checkout -- oauth2-proxy-3.2.0.tgz-meta/
# make changes, then stage them
git add --sparse oauth2-proxy-3.2.0.tgz-meta/
```


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### Search git history for a [string](stringhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/4468361/search-all-of-git-history-for-a-string))

* [https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4468361/search-all-of-git-history-for-a-string](stringhttps://stackoverflow.com/questions/4468361/search-all-of-git-history-for-a-string))

```javascript
git log -S <string>
```


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### Move commits from main to feature branch

```
git checkout main

git checkout <commit hash prior to the first one to move>
git checkout -b feature_branch

git rebase main
# or

git cherry-pick <commit hashes to move>
git checkout main

git reset --hard <commit hash used to create initial branch>
```


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### Partially revert previous commit

* Revert the commit without committing the change:

```javascript
git revert -n <commit>
```

* Edit the files to retain the changes manually, or select the hunks:

```javascript
git add -p filename.ext
```