What is messygit?

MessyGit is a cheat sheet, not a program you install. It is a single document listing 43 common mistakes people make while using Git, the version control system most developers use to track code changes, along with step by step terminal commands to fix each one. It is organized as a quick find list at the top, grouped into categories like commits and staging, branches and merging, remote pushing and pulling, and stashing and tools, so a reader in a panic can jump straight to the section that matches their problem. Each mistake entry follows the same pattern: a short description of what went wrong, a note on the risk involved if it is left unfixed, and a numbered series of exact commands to run to resolve it. Examples include accidentally committing directly to the main branch, writing a vague commit message, committing a secret like a password or API key, force pushing over a teammate's work, mishandling a merge conflict, and not knowing how to recover lost work using a feature called git reflog. The fixes reference standard Git commands such as reset, rebase, filter-repo, and reflog, and some entries also cover related tools like Git LFS for large files. Because it is a documentation project rather than software, there is nothing to build or run. A reader would simply browse the file on GitHub or keep it open as a reference while working with Git. The topics attached to the project, including cheat sheet, developer tools, and git reflog, give a sense of how the author expects people to find and use it, most likely by searching for the specific mistake they just made rather than reading the whole document front to back. The README does not mention a license for this cheat sheet.