GitAlias

What is GitAlias?

GitAlias is a collection of git version control alias settings that can help you work faster and better. GitAlias provides short aliases such as s for status, command aliases such as chart and churn, lookup aliases such as whois and whatis, workflow aliases such as topic-begin for feature branch development, and more.

Setup

You can use GitAlias various ways:

Download the GitAlias file here: gitalias.txt.
Install GitAlias via a variety of ways: install guide.
Customize GitAlias aliases as you wish: customize guide.

You can follow us on GitHub:

GitAlias account: https://github.com/gitalias
GitAlias repository: https://github.com/gitalias/gitalias

Short aliases

Short aliases are for frequent commands and options:

git add:

git a = add
git aa = add –all
git ap = add –patch
git au = add –update

git branch:

git b = branch
git bm = branch –merged
git bnm = branch –no-merged
git bed = branch –edit-description
git bsd = branch –show-description (polyfill)

git commit:

git c = commit
git ca = commit –amend
git cam = commit –amend –message
git cane = commit –amend –no-edit
git ci = commit –interactive
git cm = commit –message

git checkout:

git co = checkout
git cog = checkout –guess
git cong = checkout –no-guess

git cherry-pick:

git cp = cherry-pick
git cpa = cherry-pick –abort
git cpc = cherry-pick –continue
git cpn = cherry-pick -n (–no-commit)
git cpnx = cherry-pick -n -x (–no-commit and with a message)

git diff:

git d = diff
git dd = diff with our preferred settings
git dc = diff –cached
git ds = diff –staged
git dwd = diff –word-diff

git fetch:

git f = fetch

git grep:

git g = grep
git gg = grep with our preferred settings
git gn = grep -n (–line-number)

git log:

git l = log
git ll = log list with our preferred short settings
git lll = log list with our preferred long settings
git lg = log –graph
git lo = log –oneline
git lor = log –oneline –reverse
git lp = log –patch
git lfp = log –first-parent
git lto = log –topo-order

git ls-files:

git ls = ls-files
git lsd = ls-files –debug
git lsfn = ls-files –full-name
git lsio = ls-files –ignored –others –exclude-standard

git merge:

git m = merge
git ma = merge –abort
git mc = merge –continue
git mncnf = merge –no-commit –no-ff

git pull:

git pf = pull –ff-only
git pr = pull –rebase
git prp = pull –rebase=preserve

git rebase:

git rb = rebase
git rba = rebase –abort
git rbc = rebase –continue
git rbs = rebase –skip
git rbi = rebase –interactive
git rbiu = rebase –interactive @upstream

git reflog:

git rl = reflog

git remote:

git rr = remote
git rrs = remote show
git rru = remote update
git rrp = remote prune

git revert:

git rv = revert
git rvnc = revert –no-commit

git show-branch:

git sb = show-branch
git sbdo = show-branch –date-order
git sbto = show-branch –topo-order

git submodule:

git sm = submodule
git smi = submodule init
git sma = submodule add
git sms = submodule sync
git smu = submodule update
git smui = submodule update –init
git smuir = submodule update –init –recursive

git status:

git s = status
git ss = status –short
git ssb = status –short –branch

git whatchanged:

git w = whatchanged

Friendly aliases

Recommended helpers:

git initer - Initialize a repo using our recommended way i.e. with an empty rebaseable commit
git cloner - Clone a repo using our recommended way i.e. recursive include of submodules
git pruner - Prune a repo using our recommnded way i.e. prune everything unreachable now
git repacker - Repack a repo our recommended way i.e. as Linus Torvalds describes
git optimizer - Optimize a repo using our recommended way i.e. by pruning and repacking

Quick highlights:

git chart - Show highlights chart of activity per author
git churn - Show log of files that have many changes
git summary - Show a summary of overview metrics

Branch names:

git default-branch - Show the default branch name
git current-branch - Show the current branch name
git upstream-branch - Show the upstream branch name
git topic-base-branch - Show the topic base branch name

Branch commits:

git branch-commit-first - Show a branch’s first commit hash (or hashes)
git branch-commit-last - Show a branch’s last commit hash (or hashes)
git branch-commit-prev - Show a branch’s previous commit hash (or hashes)
git branch-commit-next - Show a branch’s next commit hash (or hashes)

Friendly plurals:

git aliases - List aliases
git branches - List branches
git tags - List tags
git stashes - List stashes

Undo:

git uncommit = reset –soft HEAD~1
git unadd = reset HEAD

Logging & reporting:

git log-* (many aliases)
git who

Lookups:

git whois - Try to figure out an author’s information
git whatis - Try to figure out an object’s information

Commit details:

git commit-parents - Show the commit’s parents
git commit-is-merge - Is the commit a merge commit?
git commit-message-key-lines

Add all & edit all:

git add-* - Add all files of a given type
git edit-* - Edit all files of a given type

Alias helpers:

git add-alias - Create a new git alias
git move-alias - Rename an existing git alias

Script helpers:

git top - Get the top level directory name
git exec - Execute a shell script

Remotes:

git remotes-prune - For each remote branch, prune it
git remotes-push - For each remote branch, push it

New repos:

git init-empty - Initialize a repo with an empty rebaseable commit
git clone-lean - Clone a repo as lean as possible

Hew branches:

git hew - Delete all branches that are merged into a commit
git hew-dry-run - Delete all branches that are merged into a commit (dry run)
git hew-local - Delete local branches that are merged into a commit
git hew-local-dry-run - Delete local branches that are merged (dry run)
git hew-remote - Delete remote branches that are merged into a commit
git hew-remote-dry-run - Delete remote branches that are merged into a commit (dry run)

Saving work:

git archive - Create an archive file of everything in the repo
git snapshot - Stash a snapshot of your current working tree
git panic - When you’re worried the world is coming to an end

Misc:

git init-empty - Initialize a repo with an empty rebaseable commit
git diff-*
git grep-*
git merge-span-* - Merge span aliases
git orphans - Find all objects that aren’t referenced by any other object
git fixup - Fix a commit by amending it
git rev-list-all-objects-by-size
git rev-list-all-objects-by-size-and-name
git cherry-pick-merge
git refs-by-date - Sort by date for branches

Advanced aliases:

Workflow aliases

Topic branching for feature workflows:

git topic-* - Read this first about topic aliases.
git topic-base-branch - Show the topic base branch name
git topic-begin - Start a new topic branch
git topic-end - Finish the current topic branch
git topic-sync - Synchronize the current topic branch
git topic-move - Rename the current topic branch

Flow aliases:

reset & undo:

git reset-* - Move backwards on the commit chain; synonym for undo-*
git undo-* - Move backwards on the commit chain; synonym for reset-*

track & untrack:

git track - Start tracking from a local branch to upstream branch
git untrack - Stop tracking from a local branch to upstream branch

inbound & outbound:

git inbound - Show incoming changes compared to upstream
git outbound - Show outgoing changes compared to upstream

pull1 & push1:

git pull1 - Pull just the current branch
git push1 - Push just the current branch

Misc:

git issues - Show issues that are described in commit messages
git expunge - Use filter-branch to delete a file everywhere
git reincarnate - Kill a branch then create it anew
git diff-chunk - Do a diff of two chunks in revisions
git last-tag - Show the last tag in the current branch
git serve - Serve the local directory via git server daemon
git track-all-remote-branches - Track all remote branches
git cleaner - Clean a working tree using more power options
git cleanest - Clean a working tree using the most power options
git cleanout - Clean a working tree using typical options then checkout

Tooling aliases

Use gitk:

git gitk-conflict - Use gitk to show conflicting merge
git gitk-history-all - Use gitk to show full history

Use other version control systems:

git cvs-* - Use CVS version control
git svn-* - Use Subversion version control

Use graphviz:

git graphviz - Use graphviz for display

Index of all aliases

git a - Short for “git add”
git aa - Short for “git add –all” - Add all paths
git add-alias - Create a new git alias
git add-cached - Add cached files
git add-deleted - Add deleted files
git add-ignored - Add ignored files
git add-killed - Add killed files
git add-modified - Add modified files
git add-others - Add other files
git add-stage - Add stage files
git add-unmerged - Add unmerged files
git aliases - List git aliases
git ap - Short for “git add –patch” - Add by patch
git archive - Create an archive file of everything in the repo
git assume-all - Assume all files are unchanged
git assume - Assume files are unchanged
git assumed - Show which files are assumed
git au - Short for “git add –update”
git b - Short for “git branch”
git bed - Edit the description of a branch
git bm - List branches whose tips are reachable from the specified commit (HEAD if not specified)
git bnm - List branches whose tips are not reachable from the specified commit (HEAD if not specified)
git branch-commit-first - Show a branch’s first commit hash (or hashes)
git branch-commit-last - Show a branch’s last commit hash (or hashes)
git branch-commit-next - Show a branch’s next commit hash (or hashes)
git branch-commit-prev - Show a branch’s previous commit hash (or hashes)
git branch - Aliases related to git branch
git branches - List branches
git bsd - Show the description of a branch
git bv - List branch information with hash and subject
git bvv - List branch information with hash and subject and upstream
git c - Short for “git commit”
git ca - Amend the tip of the current branch; do not create a new commit
git cam - Amend the tip of the current branch; edit the message
git cane - Amend the tip of the current branch; do not edit the message
git chart - Show highlights chart of activity per author
git cherry-pick-merge - Cherry pick a merge commit
git churn - Show log of files that have many changes
git ci - Commit interactive
git cleaner - Clean a working tree using more power options
git cleanest - Clean a working tree using the most power options
git cleanout - Clean a working tree using typical options then checkout
git clone-lean - Clone as lean as possible
git cloner - Clone a repository and recurse on any of its submodules
git cm - Commit with a message
git co - Checkout a.k.a. update the working tree to match a branch or paths
git commit-is-merge - Is the commit a merge commit? If yes exit 0, else exit 1
git commit-message-key-lines - Show the commit’s keyword-marker lines
git commit-parents - Show the commit’s parents
git cong - Checkout with no guessing
git count -
git cp - Cherry-pick - apply the changes introduced by some existing commits;
git cpa - Abort the cherry-pick process
git cpc - Continue the cherry-pick process
git cpn - Cherry-pick with no commit
git cpnx - Cherry-pick with no commit and with explanation
git current-branch - Get the current branch name
git hew - Delete branches that have been merged into a commit
git hew-dry-run - Delete branches that have been merged into a commit (dry run)
git hew-local - Delete local branches that have been merged into a commit
git hew-local-dry-run - Delete local branches that have been merged into a commit (dry run)
git hew-remote - Delete remote branches that have been merged into an upstream commit
git hew-remote-dry-run - Delete remote branches that have been merged into an upstream commit (dry run)
git cvs-e - CVS export
git cvs-i - CVS import
git d - Short for “git diff”
git dc - Diff in order to show changes not yet staged
git dd - Diff deep - show changes with our preferred options
git debug - Help debugging builtins
git default-branch - Get the default branch name
git diff-all - For each diff, call difftool
git diff-changes - Show diff of changes
git diff-chunk - Show the diff of one chunk
git diff-deep - Diff with deep information using our preferred options, a.k.a. dd
git diff-staged - Show diffs that are cached i.e. staged
git diff-stat - Diff with stat
git discard - Discard changes in a file (or a list of files) in working tree
git ds - Show changes about to be commited
git dw - Show changes by word, not line
git edit-cached - Edit cached files
git edit-deleted - Edit deleted files
git edit-ignored - Edit ignored files
git edit-killed - Edit killed files
git edit-modified - Edit modified files
git edit-others - Edit other files
git edit-stage - Edit stage files
git edit-unmerged - Edit unmerged files
git exec - Execute a shell script
git expunge - Delete a file everywhere
git f - Short for “git fetch”
git fa - Fetch all remotes
git fav - Fetch all remotes, with verbose output
git fixup - Fix a commit by amending it
git g - Short for “git grep”
git get - Get all changes for the current branch
git gg - Grep group i.e. search with our preferred options
git gitk-conflict - Use gitk tool to show conflicting merge
git gitk-history-all - Use gitk tool to show full history
git gn - Grep and show line number
git graphviz - Use graphviz tool for display
git grep-ack -
git grep-all - Find text in any commit ever
git grep-group - Find text and group the output lines, a.k.a. gg
git heads - Show log of heads
git ignore - Ignore all untracked files by appending them to “.gitignore”
git inbound - Show incoming changes compared to upstream
git init-empty - Initalize a repo with an empty rebaseable commit
git initer - Initalize a repo using our recommended way i.e. with an empty rebaseable commit
git intercommit - Use interdiff to see patch modifications
git issues - List all issues mentioned in commit messages between range of commits
git l - Short for “git log”
git last-tag - Show the last tag in the current branch
git last-tagged - Show the last annotated tag in all branches
git lfp - Show log with first parent
git lg - Show log with a text-based graphical representation of the commit history
git ll - Log list - Show log list with our preferred options and short information
git lll - Log list long - Show log list with our preferred options and long information
git lo - Show log with one line per item
git log-1-day - Show log with the recent day
git log-1-hour - Show log with the recent hour
git log-1-month - Show log with the recent month
git log-1-week - Show log with the recent week
git log-1-year - Show log with the recent year
git log-date-first - Show the date of the earliest commit, in strict ISO 8601 format
git log-date-last - Show the date of the latest commit, in strict ISO 8601 format
git log-fetched - Show log of fetched commits vs. origin/main
git log-fresh - Show log of new commits after you fetched, with stats, excluding merges
git log-graph -
git log-list - Show log list with our preferred options and short information
git log-list-long - Show log list with our preferred options and long information
git log-my - Show log with my own commits by my own user email
git log-my-day - Show log with my own recent day
git log-my-hour - Show log with my own recent hour
git log-my-month - Show log with my own recent month
git log-my-week - Show log with my own recent week
git log-my-year - Show log with my own recent year
git log-of-count-and-day - Show log with count and day
git log-of-count-and-day-of-week - Show log with count and day of week
git log-of-count-and-email - Show log with count and email
git log-of-count-and-format - Show log with count and custom format string
git log-of-count-and-format-with-date - Show log with count and custom format string and date
git log-of-count-and-hour - Show log with count and hour
git log-of-count-and-hour-of-day - Show log with count and hour of day
git log-of-count-and-month - Show log with count and month
git log-of-count-and-week - Show log with count and week
git log-of-count-and-week-of-year - Show log with count and week of year
git log-of-count-and-year - Show log with count and year
git log-of-day-and-count - Show log with day and count
git log-of-day-of-week-and-count - Show log with week and count
git log-of-email-and-count - Show log with email and count
git log-of-format-and-count - Show a specific format string and count of log entries
git log-of-format-and-count-with-date - Show log with custom format string and count with date
git log-of-hour-and-count - Show log with hour and count
git log-of-hour-of-day-and-count - Show log with hour of day and count
git log-of-month-and-count - Show log with month and count
git log-of-week-and-count - Show log with week and count
git log-of-week-of-year-and-count - Show log with week of year and count
git log-of-year-and-count - Show log with year and count
git log-refs - Show log with commits that are referred by some branch or tag
git log-timeline -
git lp - Show log with patch generation
git ls - List files in the index and the working tree; like Unix “ls” command
git lsd - List files and show debug information
git lsfn - List files and show full name
git lsio - List files that git is ignoring
git lto - Show log with items appearing in topological order
git m - Short for “git merge”
git ma - Merge abort i.e. abort the merge process
git mainly - Make local like main
git mc - Merge continue i.e. continue the merge process
git mncnf - Merge with no autocommit, and with no fast-forward
git merge-span - Merge span aliases
git merge-span-diff - Show the changes that were introduced by a merge
git merge-span-difftool - Show the changes that were introduced by a merge, in your difftool
git merge-span-log - Find the commits that were introduced by a merge
git move-alias - Rename an existing git alias
git o - Short for “git checkout”
git optimizer - Optimize the repository by pruning and repacking
git orphans - Find all objects that aren’t referenced by any other object
git ours - Checkout our version of a file and add it
git outbound - Show outgoing changes compared to upstream
git p - Short for “git pull”
git panic - When you’re a little worried that the world is coming to an end
git pf - Pull if a merge can be resolved as a fast-forward, otherwise fail
git pr - Pull with rebase i.e. provide a cleaner, linear, bisectable history
git prp - Pull with rebase preserve of merge commits
git pruner - Prune everything that is unreachable now
git publish - Publish the current branch
git pull1 - Pull just the one current branch
git push1 - Push just the one current branch
git pushy - Push with force and lease
git put - Put all changes for the current branch
git rb - Short for “git rebase”
git rba - Rebase abort i.e. abort the rebase process
git rbc - Rebase continue i.e. continue the rebase process
git rbi - Rebase interactive i.e. do a rebase with prompts
git rbiu - Rebase interactive on unpushed commits
git rbs - Rebase skip i.e. restart the rebase process by skipping the current patch
git rebase-branch - Interactively rebase all the commits on the current branch
git rebase-recent - Rebase recent commits with interactive
git refs-by-date - Show refs sorted by date for branches
git reincarnate - Delete a branch then create it anew
git remote-ref - TODO
git remotes-prune - For each remote branch, prune it
git remotes-push - For each remote branch, push it
git repacker - Repack a repo as recommended by Linus
git reset-commit - Reset a commit with a soft reset
git reset-commit-hard - Reset a commit with a hard reset
git reset-commit-hard-clean - Reset a commit with a hard reset and a clean
git reset-to-pristine - Reset commits and clean all differences
git reset-to-upstream - Reset commits back to the upstream branch
git rev-list-all-objects-by-size-and-name - List all objects by size in bytes and file name
git rev-list-all-objects-by-size - List all blobs by size in bytes
git rl - Short for “git reflog”
git rr - Short for “git remote”
git rrp - Remote prune i.e. delete all stale remote-tracking branches under
git rrs - Remote show i.e. give information about the remote
git rru - remote update i.e. fetch updates for a named set of remotes in the repository as defined by remotes
git rv - Short for “git revert”
git rvnc - Revert with no commit i.e. without autocommit
git s - Short for “git status”
git sb - Short for “git show-branch” i.e. print a list of branches and their commits
git search-commits - Search for a given string in all patches and print commit messages
git serve - Serve the local directory by starting a git server daemon
git show-unreachable - Show logs of unreachable commits
git sm - Short for “git submodule”
git sma - Submodule add i.e. add a submodule to this repo
git smi - Submodule init i.e. initialize a submodule in this repo
git sms - Submodule sync i.e. synchronize a submodule in this repo
git smu - Submodule update i.e. update a submodule in this repo
git smui - Submodule update with initialize
git smuir - Submodule update with initialize and recursive; this is useful to bring a submodule fully up to date
git snapshot - Take a snapshot of your current working tree
git ss - Status with short format
git ssb - Status with short format and branch info
git stashes - List stashes
git summary - Show a summary of overview metrics
git svn-b - Subversion branch
git svn-c - Subversion commit
git svn-cp - Subversion cherry pick
git svn-m - Subversion merge
git tags - List tags
git theirs - Checkout their version of a file and add it
git top - Get the top level directory name
git topic-* - Read this first about topic aliases
git topic-base-branch - Show the project base topic branch name
git topic-move - Rename the current topic branch
git topic-begin - Start a new topic branch
git topic-end - Finish the current topic branch
git topic-sync - Synchronize the current topic branch by doing updates
git track-all-remote-branches - Track all remote branches that aren’t already being tracked
git track - Start tracking a branch, with default parameters, and showing the command
git unadd - Reset something that’s been added
git unassume-all - Unassume all files
git unassume - Unassume files
git uncommit - Reset one commit
git undo-commit - Undo a commit with a soft reset
git undo-commit-hard - Undo a commit with a hard reset
git undo-commit-hard-clean - Undo a commit with a hard reset and a clean
git undo-to-pristine - Undo commits and clean all differences
git undo-to-upstream - Undo commits back to the upstream branch
git unpublish - Unpublish the current branch
git untrack - Stop tracking a branch, with default parameters, and showing the command
git unwip - Load “work in progress”
git upstream-branch - Get the upstream branch name
git w - Short for “git whatchanged”
git whatis - Given a git object, try to show it briefly
git who - Show a short log of who has contributed commits, in descending order
git whois - Given a string for an author, try to figure out full name and email
git wip - Save “work in progress”

Tracking

Package: gitalias
Version: 28.0.0
Created: 2016-06-17T22:05:43Z
Updated: 2022-05-26T20:33:55Z
License: GPL-2.0-or-later or contact us for custom license
Contact: Joel Parker Henderson (joel@joelparkerhenderson.com)