Technical guide
Move uncommitted changes from main to a new Git branch
Create a branch at the current commit to keep staged and unstaged work, or use a deliberate stash workflow when the destination starts elsewhere.
Technical guide
Get the current Git commit hash
Resolve HEAD to a full or abbreviated commit ID, handle repositories without a first commit, and label builds without confusing the ID with uncommitted changes.
Technical guide
Inspect the changes saved in a Git stash
Inspect tracked and untracked stash contents, compare saved snapshots, and restore changes for review without accidentally dropping the stash.
Technical guide
Ignore a directory except for one subdirectory in Git
Use ordered .gitignore exceptions to keep one nested directory, diagnose matching rules, and distinguish ignored files from already tracked files.
Technical guide
Git fetch vs. pull: inspect changes before integrating them
Understand what fetch updates, choose an explicit pull strategy, and handle divergent history or uncommitted work without assuming a universal default.
Technical guide
What does Git push do without a branch name?
Understand push.default, remote selection, upstream tracking, and explicit refspecs before relying on a bare git push.
Technical guide
Git stash pop vs. apply: restore changes and control cleanup
Choose whether a restored stash stays in the list, handle conflicts, recover staged state, and reuse saved changes across branches.
Technical guide
Stash changes from selected files in Git
Save changes from selected Git paths, include new files when needed, preserve other work, and choose individual hunks interactively.
Explainer
Export only the schema from PostgreSQL
Use pg_dump to export PostgreSQL definitions without table data, select tables or schemas, and restore the result into another database.
Explainer
Speed up a MySQL restore from a dump file
Reduce MySQL restore overhead with batched inserts, controlled transactions, suitable InnoDB settings, and a backup format that supports parallel loading.
Explainer
Find and read Redis server logs
Locate the Redis server log from its active configuration, follow file or container output, and distinguish server logs from the in-memory slow log.
Technical guide
Inspect the SQL executed by Laravel
Use Laravel query logs, QueryExecuted listeners, and query-builder inspection to debug SQL while keeping bindings and long-lived worker memory under control.