Utilize Advanced Version Control Operations with Git 350-901 Practice Questions (Page 3)

Questions 11–15

1. 11expert · hard

   A developer accidentally committed a large file to the main branch and pushed it. The file should not be in the repository at all. The team wants to remove the file from the repository history entirely, not just add a reversal commit. Which approach should they take?

   • ARun git rm --cached <file> and commit
   • BRun git reset --hard HEAD~1 and force push
   • CUse git filter-branch or git filter-repo to rewrite history and remove the file from all commits
   • DRun git revert <commit-hash>
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2. 12application · medium

   A developer needs to temporarily switch from their current feature branch to the main branch to investigate an issue, but they have uncommitted changes in their working directory that they do not want to lose. What is the safest way to switch branches without losing these changes?

   • ARun git reset --hard, then git checkout main
   • BRun git commit -am 'temp', then git checkout main
   • CRun git checkout main directly
   • DRun git stash, then git checkout main
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4. 13application · medium

   A developer wants to inspect the code as it existed at a specific commit in the past, without switching branches or affecting their current work. They want to be able to browse the files and run tests from that state. Which command should they use?

   • Agit checkout <commit-hash>
   • Bgit branch <commit-hash>
   • Cgit revert <commit-hash>
   • Dgit reset --hard <commit-hash>
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5. 14expert · medium

   A developer is in the middle of a merge that has conflicts. They have resolved some files and staged them, but there are still unresolved files. They realize they made a mistake in the merge strategy and want to start the merge over from scratch, discarding all conflict resolutions and returning to the pre-merge state. Which command should they run?

   • Agit revert --abort
   • Bgit merge --abort
   • Cgit checkout -- .
   • Dgit reset --hard HEAD
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6. 15application · medium

   A developer accidentally committed a buggy change to the main branch and pushed it. The team wants to undo the change without rewriting the shared history. Which command should the developer run to create a new commit that reverses the buggy change?

   • Agit checkout HEAD~1 -- .
   • Bgit revert HEAD
   • Cgit reset --hard HEAD~1
   • Dgit commit --amend
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