--- title: 10 new Git commands you should start using today | daily.dev description: Discover ten lesser-known Git commands that can streamline your workflow and enhance repository management. Learn about git switch for safer branch changes,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/z7zvl5ia7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 10 new Git commands you should start using today | daily.dev og:description: Discover ten lesser-known Git commands that can streamline your workflow and enhance repository management. Learn about git switch for safer branch changes,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/z7zvl5ia7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Z7ZvL5iA7.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 10 new Git commands you should start using today **[Appwrite](https://daily.dev/sources/appwrite)** · [@ebenezerdon](https://daily.dev/ebenezerdon) · 3253 upvotes · 124 comments ## Summary Discover ten lesser-known Git commands that can streamline your workflow and enhance repository management. Learn about git switch for safer branch changes, git restore for precise undoing, git maintenance for automating repository health tasks, and more efficient handling of large monorepos with git sparse-checkout. Master these practical solutions to improve your productivity and maintain clean, optimized repositories. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@dokkey** · 7 upvotes > Thanks for sharing **@jedediahfanuel** · 4 upvotes > Thanks **@rinchans** · 3 upvotes > nice **@omkartalekar** · 3 upvotes > Great article 👏 **@kavi\_castelo** · 2 upvotes > Valuable content! ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - 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