Git Advanced: The Commands I Wish I Knew Earlier (2026) Beyond commit, push, and pull. These are the commands that make you significantly more productive. Rewriting History (Safe & Useful) # Amend the last commit (fix typo, add forgotten file) git commit --amend -m "Better message" # or: git add forgotten-file && git commit --amend --no-edit # Interactive rebase — the most powerful Git command git rebase -i HEAD~3 # Opens editor with last 3 commits: # # pick abc1234 Initial implementation # pick def5678 Add feature X # pick ghi9012 Fix bug in feature X # # Available commands: # p, pick = use commit as-is # r, reword = change message only # e, edit = stop here to amend/split # s, squash = merge into previous commit # f, fixup = merge into previous (discard message) # d, drop = remove commit entirely # Example: Squash "Fix bug" into "Add feature X" # Change line to: s ghi9012 # Result: One clean commit with both changes # Reorder commits (just move lines in the editor) # Split a commit (mark as…