Using git bisect to find the commit that introduced a bug
In this post we will learn about how to use git biset to find the commit that introduced the bug into our repo.
Git is a powerful version control system that allows developers to keep track of changes in their codebase over time. One of the most important features of Git is the ability to easily find the commit that introduced a bug using the git bisect command. In this post, we’ll explore how to use git bisect to track down the commit that introduced a bug in your codebase.
What is git bisect?
git bisect is a command in Git that allows you to quickly find the commit that introduced a bug in your codebase. This is done by performing a binary search through the commit history of your repository, testing each commit until the first bad commit is found. It’s like a game of “guess the number” where you’re trying to find the commit that introduced a bug instead of a number.
How to use git bisect?
To use git bisect, you first need to identify a good commit and a bad commit in your repository. A good commit is a commit where the code is known to work correctly, and a bad commit is a commit where the code is known to be broken. Once you have identified these commits, you can start the git bisect process by running the…
