Shortcuts for git commands

Question

I would like to use shortcuts or aliases for git commands.

git diff
git status
git push 
git pull
git stash
git branch -a

How do I create shor

Answer 1

git config --global alias.<short> <long>

e.g.

git config --global alias.cob "checkout -b"

(Without --global, you get per-project aliases.)

Answer 2

More than one way to do this. Explained below with examples:

[1] Using the "alias" option provided by the git itself.

Example: git config --global alias.co checkout

Usage hence: git co

This is equivalent to making entries manually in the '~/.gitconfig' (this path since, --global is used, otherwise the .gitconfig file of the project, in which you attempting to set will be used).

[alias]
  co = checkout

Therefore, manually making entry to the file, as specified can also be another way of setting your aliases.

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[2] Using .bash_profile/.bashrc.

Edit your ~/.bash_profile or ~/.bashrc, as below:

Example: alias go='git checkout'

Usage hence: go

(Do not forget to 'source ~/.bash_profile' or 'source ~/.bashrc' after the changes to the file, based on your case).

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So, if you clearly see, the second way is to further put the shorthand/aliases to the git-command usage (for your profile).

Also, the aliases meant for ease of usability, hence what you prefer/at ease, is what you can add (like: i can say probably, Giraffe = git checkout, if that is my ease).

Answer 3

I made a terminal "Mode" for bash called git_mode in order to avoid typing git and use c for commit and so forth.

You can find it here.

Sample commands look like:

# Add
alias a='git add'
alias add='git add'

# Diff
alias d='git diff'
alias diff='git diff'

# Grep/Search
alias search='git grep'
alias grep='git grep'

# Merge
alias merge='git merge'
alias m='git merge'

# Branch
alias b='git branch'

# Status
alias s='git status'
alias status='git status'

# Commit
alias c='git commit'
alias commit='git commit'

# Remote
alias remote='git remote'

# Pull
alias pull='git pull'

# Push
alias push='git push'

# init
alias init='git init'
alias i='git init'

# clone
alias clone='git clone'

# checkout
alias ch='git checkout'
alias checkout='git checkout'

# stash
alias stash='git stash'

Answer 4

I would recommend oh-my-zsh git shortcuts.

It has a very thorough (more than 100 shortcuts) list.

Here is a small sample to get you started:

alias ga='git add'
alias gc='git commit -v'
alias gd='git diff'
alias gst='git status'

alias gco='git checkout'
alias gcm='git checkout master'

alias gb='git branch'
# view remote branches
alias gbr='git branch --remote'

alias gup='git pull --rebase'
alias gp='git push'
# push a newly created local branch to origin
alias gpsup='git push --set-upstream origin $(git_current_branch)'

The selection of letters in most shortcuts make them adequately intuitive.

Using the shortcuts provided by a popular and active open source project has many benefits. Some of which:

• never care if you lose them since you can easily find them!
• increases the chances of other people having the same shortcuts as you and thus learn from each other.
• decreases the chances of shortcuts conflicting with other commands.

Even if you don't use zsh, you can still copy them in a regular shell configuration file like .bashrc.

I have also added

alias oh='less ~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh'

so that I can quickly read the available shortcuts right from the terminal.

Answer 5

Put this into your .gitconfig

[alias]
  st = status
  ci = commit
  br = branch
  co = checkout

You can add as much as you want

Answer 6

I use this library, SCM Breeze. It gives really cool UI for files and easy to use.