Mastering Git for QA Automation | Fast Forward Merge | Mukunthan Ragavan
Git for QA automation testers involves structuring the content to progressively build knowledge from basic to advanced git concepts.
This video talks about
fast forward merge is a simple way to merge changes in Git where the current branch pointer (HEAD) is simply moved forward to the target branch's commit
Hands-on how Fast Forward Merge Works
Start Point:
Both branches (main and feature) are in sync.
Feature Development:
Commits are added to the feature branch.
Merge:
The main branch pointer is moved forward to the latest commit of the feature branch.
Seeing Commits with HEAD moving
Seeing change in HEAD while switching branches
Switching to specific commit using commit id rather branch
how to change HEAD from one commit to other commit