Git Push Checklist

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Checklist of things to do before running "git push"

1. View and examine the commits to push:

    git log origin/<branch>..<branch> 

   1. Check to see if you should combine multiple commits
      • You should definitely combine if:
        • Any of the commits "checkpoints"
        • Any of the commits "fix previous commit"
      • You should consider combining if:
        • Any of the commits is a partial implementation
        • Two or more of the commits could be considered to be a logical group
      • See Squashing git commits for details on how to do this

   2. Verify that any commits that are related to a GitTrac ticket have the ticket number in the commit comment. Examples:
      • Fix bug that caused the foo daemon to crash when bar happens [#123]
      • Implemented #234 to allow the user to do something really cool
      • Fixed bug (#345) that caused bad things to happen

This work is supported by NSF under Cooperative Agreement OAC-2030508 as part of the PATh Project. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF. Site built using CVSTrac.