Git and GitHub Masterclass - The Practical Bootcamp - Delete Merged and Unmerged Branches

Git and GitHub Masterclass - The Practical Bootcamp - Delete Merged and Unmerged Branches

Assessment

Interactive Video

Information Technology (IT), Architecture

University

Hard

Created by

Quizizz Content

FREE Resource

This video tutorial explains how to delete branches in Git, focusing on both merged and unmerged branches. It covers the use of commands to delete branches, the warnings Git provides when attempting to delete unmerged branches, and how to force delete them if necessary. The tutorial also includes practical advice on experimenting with branches and a homework assignment to push commits to GitHub.

Read more

5 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens when you try to delete a branch that has not been merged?

Git deletes it without any warning.

Git automatically merges the branch before deleting.

Git reminds you that the branch is unmerged.

Git creates a backup of the branch.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it safe to delete a branch that has been merged into the main branch?

Because Git automatically saves a copy of the branch.

Because the changes are already integrated into the main branch.

Because the branch is locked after merging.

Because the branch is no longer needed.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What command is used to delete a branch in Git?

git branch -c

git branch -a

git branch -m

git branch -d

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the 'D' option in 'git branch -D' signify?

It deletes the branch without checking if it's merged.

It displays the branch details.

It duplicates the branch.

It delays the deletion process.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a potential risk of deleting an unmerged branch?

The branch will be archived.

The branch will be automatically merged.

The changes in the branch will be lost.

The branch will be renamed.