Git & GitHub Mastery · Step 6 of 8
Advanced Git
Master interactive rebase, cherry-pick, stash, bisect, and reflog to clean up history and recover lost work with confidence.
What you’ll walk away with
- Rewrite and clean up your own commit history using interactive rebase
- Move specific commits between branches with cherry-pick and stash away in-progress work without losing it
- Use git bisect to systematically pinpoint the exact commit that introduced a bug
- Recover seemingly lost commits and work using reflog
- Complete a hands-on exercise that combines cleaning up messy history with recovering from a real mistake
Questions people ask before they start
Do I need to already know Git before taking this course?
This course is titled 'Advanced Git' and covers interactive rebase, cherry-pick, stash, bisect, and reflog — it assumes you're already comfortable with everyday Git commands like commit, branch, and merge.
Will this course teach me basic Git commands like add, commit, and push?
No, this course focuses specifically on the module 'Beyond the Everyday Commands' — interactive rebase, cherry-pick, stash, bisect, and reflog. It does not cover Git fundamentals.
What's the difference between cherry-pick and stash, and will the course explain when to use each?
Yes, the lesson 'Cherry-Pick and Stash: Moving Work Around' covers both techniques so you understand how each moves work between branches or sets it aside temporarily.
I accidentally lost commits before — will this course help with that?
Yes, the lesson 'Bisect and Reflog: Finding and Recovering from Mistakes' directly addresses using reflog to recover lost work, and the hands-on exercise walks you through recovering from a real mistake.
Is there any hands-on practice, or is it all lecture?
The module ends with a hands-on lesson, 'Hands-On: Clean History and Recover from a Mistake,' where you apply the rebase, cherry-pick, stash, bisect, and reflog concepts to clean up history and recover lost work.
How is this course connected to Securafy's cybersecurity focus?
This course is part of AI University, Securafy's platform for building real software safely; it doesn't cover security topics directly but teaches the Git skills needed to manage and recover code history responsibly.