Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub - Modifying the Last Commit Using the Amend Option

The video tutorial covers the use of the 'amend' option in Git to correct mistakes in the last commit, emphasizing its destructive nature and recommending its use only on private branches. It demonstrates modifying commit messages and changing the author of the last commit. The tutorial concludes with an introduction to cherry picking, a non-destructive operation that allows applying any commit to the current branch without altering history.

What is the primary purpose of the 'amend' option in Git?

• To create a new branch

• To delete a commit

• To adjust information in the last commit

• To merge two branches

Why is the 'amend' operation considered destructive?

• It permanently deletes files

• It creates a new commit and discards the previous one

• It merges branches without history

• It changes the repository URL

What happens to the commit hash when you amend a commit?

• It becomes null

• It remains the same

• It duplicates the previous hash

• It changes to a new hash

Which option allows you to change the author of the last commit?

• --delete

• --merge

• --reset

• --author

What is the main advantage of cherry-picking in Git?

• It resets the repository to a previous state

• It deletes unwanted commits

• It applies a commit to the current branch without altering history

• It merges all branches into one