What is the fundamental means of launching a separate line of development in a software project?
A branch
What determines what files are checked out in the working directory of a Git repository?
The current branch
How many current branches can there by in a Git repository at any one time?
1
What is the most recent commit on a branch called?
The head
What is the command to introduce a new branch to the repo?
git branch
What does the git branch command do when used with no arguments?
Lists the branch names
What git command can also be used to view the branches (like git branch does) but provides more detailed output?
git show-branch
What is the Git command that changes the current branch?
git checkout
What is the anonymous branch Git creates for you when you check out a random commit called?
A detached HEAD
What options can be used with the git branch command to delete a branch?
-d or -D
If you delete a branch with the -D option and then realize you want to get a commit that is gone back, where should you turn?
The reflog
A branch/branch name can be thought of as a pointer to a particular [...].
A branch/branch name can be thought of as a pointer to a particular commit.
If you check out a random commit, Git creates a sort of anonymous branch for you called a [...].
If you check out a random commit, Git creates a sort of anonymous branch for you called a detached HEAD.
The most recent commit on a branch is called the tip or [...] of the branch.
The most recent commit on a branch is called the tip or head of the branch.
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