Git for Gen Z – New Commands & Cool Concepts

Git just dropped some fresh new features, and if you're still stuck on git status and git commit, it's time to level up. Here's the lowdown in Gen Z vibes. 🕶️✨

New Git Commands You Should Know

1. git switch

Replaces the classic: git checkout <branch>

git switch main

Way cleaner for switching branches. No more confusion.

2. git restore

Fix your mistakes like CTRL+Z for code:

git restore filename.js

Reverts changes in your working directory without touching staging.

3. git sparse-checkout

Only download parts of a big repo you actually need.

git sparse-checkout init --cone

Super helpful for monorepos or mega projects.

Unique Git Concepts (Explained Gen Z Style)

Rebase = Time Travel

Imagine you wrote your diary late, but want it to look like you wrote it on time:

git rebase main

• git merge: Combines branches and keeps all the history.
• git rebase: Makes it look like it all happened in a straight line.

💡 Merge = Group chat. Rebase = Clean IG story.

Squashing = Clean Code History

No one wants to see your 15 commits that say "fix bug 🐛" 😅

git rebase -i HEAD~3

Merge them into one clean, meaningful commit.

Bisect = Detective Mode

Find the commit where the bug was born:

git bisect start

Like CSI for your code history.