The Confusion 😕​

Backend Dev: "I just created a Postman collection in my backend worktree, and now Git is showing the entire postman/ folder as untracked files! I thought API testing folders were supposed to be gitignored automatically?"

DevOps Mentor: "Ah, you've discovered one of the subtle quirks of Git worktrees! Even though worktrees share the same repository, they each need proper .gitignore configuration. Let me show you what's happening!"

The Confusion 😕​

Backend Dev: "I just successfully rebased my backend branch with 18 commits onto main! But when I try to push, Git says I need to force push. Why can't I just do a regular push? What happened to my commits?"

Git Mentor: "Ah! You've encountered one of Git's most important safety mechanisms. Let me show you exactly what happened during your rebase and why you now need force push!"

The Confusion 😕​

Backend Dev: "I just successfully rebased my backend branch onto main with 18 commits. So now my main branch has all my backend changes, right?"

Git Mentor: "Actually... no! Your backend branch is updated, but main still doesn't have your changes!"

Backend Dev: "WHAT?! But I thought rebase puts my commits on top of main? Isn't that the same thing?"

Git Mentor: "Ah! This is one of the most common misunderstandings about Git! Let me show you exactly what happened and why main still doesn't have your changes!"

The Problem 😕​

Backend Dev: "I want to merge my frontend branch into main, but when I try git checkout main, Git says 'fatal: main is already checked out at ../EcommerceWebsite3-backend'. I can't checkout main because it's being used in my backend worktree!"

Frontend Mentor: "Ah! This is a perfect situation to use one of Git's hidden superpowers - pushing to a local branch without checking it out!"

The Confusion 😕​

Backend Dev: "I'm looking at my Git history and I see that frontend branch has 13 commits that aren't on main, and main has 1 commit that frontend doesn't have. My mentor says I need to rebase. But... why? Why can't I just merge?"

Frontend Mentor: "Excellent question! This is where understanding the LOGIC of rebase becomes crucial. Let me show you exactly why rebase is necessary in this situation."

The Journey Begins 🚀​

Backend Dev: "I just completed my first successful rebase and merge! Let me show you what I learned along the way."

Frontend Mentor: "This is perfect! Let's walk through exactly what happened so others can learn from your success!"

The Confusion 😕​

Backend Dev: "I have two worktrees - one for frontend and one for backend. When I commit in the backend worktree, does it show up in the original worktree? And when I merge backend into main, what happens to the backend branch?"

Frontend Mentor: "Great question! This is where Git worktrees become really magical. Let me show you exactly what's happening in your setup."

The Confusion 😕​

Backend Dev: "I don't understand why we have Phase 2 in rebasing. I thought it would be as simple as running a merge command. But in rebase, I think we do merge command too? Why the extra step?"

Frontend Mentor: "Ah! This is one of the most common confusions about Git rebase. Let me show you what's really happening under the hood."

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