Git Bisect

Definitions

1. A Git command that performs a binary search through commit history to find the exact commit that introduced a bug. You mark a known-good commit and a known-bad commit, then Git checks out the midpoint for you to test. Finds the culprit in O(log n) steps — 1000 commits requires only ~10 checks.

   In plain English: A Git command that automatically finds exactly which commit broke something by testing halfway points.

   Example: "The test passed last week but fails now — run git bisect with the last known-good tag and it'll find the breaking commit in 8 steps."

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