git branch synopsis

How to Read Git Documentation

I used to find it super hard to read git syntax. I didn’t know what what --, <>, [], ..., |, (), etc meant. Turns out, it’s a whole lot easier than you think. The synopsis contains a list of most likely forms you’d try. But sometimes the synopsis is just one big long synopsis where all the options are thrown in at once. This can make it hard to understand the different ways of using the options and commands....

February 11, 2022 Β· 6 min