git-bisect:tldr:9d7bf

git-bisect: Skip a commit during a bisect (e.g. one that fails the tests due to a different issue).

$ git bisect skip

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The command "git bisect skip" is used during the process of Git bisect, which is a tool for efficiently finding a specific commit that introduced a bug or issue in a Git repository.

When running "git bisect," you start by specifying a known "good" commit and a known "bad" commit, indicating the commit where the bug is present. Git then performs a binary search through the commit history, narrowing down to the exact commit where the bug was introduced.

During this process, you have three possible actions for each commit tested: "git bisect bad" to mark a commit as bad, "git bisect good" to mark a commit as good, and "git bisect skip" to skip a commit.

The "git bisect skip" command is used when you encounter a commit that is irrelevant to the bug you're trying to pinpoint. It tells Git to skip testing that commit and automatically selects the next commit for testing, continuing the binary search.

Skipping commits is useful when you come across commits that are known to be unrelated to the bug or when you cannot determine the state of the commit due to other factors. By skipping irrelevant commits, you can expedite the search process and quickly narrow down the problematic commit.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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