# git-tips/tips

Most commonly used git tips and tricks.

Repository: https://github.com/git-tips/tips
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tips
Homepage: http://git.io/git-tips
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: git, tips, tips-and-tricks
Last push: 2026-08-10T06:01:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4067, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21724, forks 1710 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.002274+00:00)

## What it is
A curated, community-maintained collection of commonly used Git tips and tricks, available as a README, GitBook, and translations in many languages. It also ships a companion npm CLI (git-tip) for quick access to the tips.

## Use cases
- learn useful git commands
- find git tips and tricks
- look up how to undo a commit or restore a deleted file
- quick reference for git one-liners
- install a cli that suggests git commands

## When to choose
- you want a free, community-vetted cheat sheet of practical git commands
- you prefer reading tips in one of many translated languages
- you want an interactive GitBook or npm CLI wrapping the tips

## When to avoid
- you need a full git tutorial or structured course from beginner to advanced
- you want official git documentation rather than community tips
- you need a GUI or tool that actively manages your repository

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, developer-tools, cli
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform, cli
- tags: git, tips-and-tricks, cheatsheet, gitbook, command-line

## Member repositories
- git-tips/tips (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.002274+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T16:57:49.302436+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/git-tips/tips (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.002274+00:00, sha 3105f304316a)
  - homepage: http://git.io/git-tips (fetched 2026-08-29T07:56:36.359185+00:00, sha 46b01978ca59)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.