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| Git Tip | Why is it useful? |
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| To ignore whitespace in a Git diff: add ?w=1 to the URL | Find this and other GitHub secrets at https://github.com/blog/967-github-secrets |
| Push changes to your fork... often. | If you accidentally trash your local repo, all is not lost. |
Always update your branch via the rebase route. Never use the "Update Branch" button on GitHub. | Whenever your branch is out of date, there's a button that appears on your PR on Github saying "Update Branch" which tempts you to bring your branch up to date with master with the click of a button. Well, please don't give in to the temptation, that button will create a merge commit, which is not signed, both of which are forbidden. So, always update your branch via the painful, rebase route. |
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