Git Workflow Strategies

Understanding Git workflows is crucial for effective team collaboration.

Git Flow Overview

# Feature development
git checkout -b feature/new-feature develop
git add .
git commit -m "feat: add new feature"
git push origin feature/new-feature

# Release preparation
git checkout -b release/1.0.0 develop
git tag -a v1.0.0 -m "Version 1.0.0"

Common Workflows

  1. Git Flow

    • master/main
    • develop
    • feature/*
    • release/*
    • hotfix/*

  2. Trunk-Based Development

    • main branch
    • short-lived feature branches

Advanced Git Commands

# Interactive rebase
git rebase -i HEAD~3

# Cherry-pick specific commits
git cherry-pick abc123

# Clean up local branches
git branch --merged | grep -v "\*" | xargs -n 1 git branch -d

Best Practices

  1. Write meaningful commit messages
  2. Keep branches short-lived
  3. Review before merging
  4. Use conventional commits
  5. Regular rebasing

Example conventional commit:

feat(api): add user authentication endpoint
fix(ui): resolve button alignment issue
docs(readme): update installation steps

Stay tuned for more Git tips and tricks!