git-bundle:tldr:3d2c1

git-bundle: Create a bundle file of the last 5 commits of the current branch.

$ git bundle create ${filename-bundle} -${5} ${HEAD}

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This command is used in Git to create a bundle file containing all the commits between the given commit (specified by the HEAD reference) and the previous 5 commits.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

git bundle create: This is the command used to create a bundle file in Git. It is followed by the name of the bundle file to be created.
${filename-bundle}: This part specifies the name of the bundle file that will be created. ${filename-bundle} is a placeholder, and you need to replace it with the desired name of your bundle file, including the file extension (e.g., mybundle.bundle).
-${5}: This option specifies the number of commits to bundle together. In this case, -5 indicates that the command will bundle the HEAD commit along with the previous 5 commits.
${HEAD}: This references the HEAD commit, which represents the current state of your repository. It is the commit at the tip of the current branch. You can think of it as the most recent commit in your repository.

To summarize, the command git bundle create ${filename-bundle} -${5} ${HEAD} creates a bundle file consisting of the HEAD commit and the previous 5 commits and saves it with the specified filename.

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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