Git Alias

What is Git Alias?

Git Alias is a collection of git version control alias settings that can help you work faster and better. Git Alias 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 Git Alias various ways:

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

You can follow us on GitHub:

Git Alias account: https://github.com/gitalias
Git Alias 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 cob = checkout -b

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 recommended 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 alias - Show help for git alias commands
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: