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What is Git bisect and how do you use it to find bugs?

Updated Apr 23, 2026

Short answer

Git bisect performs a binary search across commits to find the one that introduced a bug.

Deep explanation

Mark a known good and bad commit; Git checks out midpoints and you label them good/bad until it narrows down to the culprit. It can be automated with a script for deterministic tests.

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