Git - Level I

Practice 15 Git - Level I interview questions with detailed answers. Part of the Devops track on Java Interview Hub.

• What is Git and how does it differ from other version control systems?
• Explain the difference between Git clone, pull, and fetch.
• What is a Git repository?
• What is a Git commit?
• What is a Git branch?
• What is a Git merge?
• What is a Git conflict?
• What is a Git remote?
• Explain Git branching strategies like Gitflow and GitHub Flow.
• How do you revert a commit in Git?
• You are working on a new feature in a separate branch called feature-x. Your team decides to change its priority. How would you put your current changes on hold and switch to another task on a new branch?
• You are trying to merge your branch feature-y into the main branch, but you encounter a merge conflict in the file abc.java. How would you resolve this conflict?
• Your feature branch is several commits behind the main branch. Explain how you would use git rebase to bring your branch up to date with main.
• You're in the middle of developing a feature when an urgent bug fix needs to be addressed, but you're not ready to commit your changes. How would you temporarily store your uncommitted changes and retrieve them later?
• After deploying a recent change, you realize it has caused a significant issue. How would you revert the last commit in your repository while ensuring the change is also removed from the history?