List of Git aliases that I routinely use to boost my productivity.
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Copy and run following Git alias commands in your terminal to configure on your machine!
git config --global alias.co 'checkout'
git config --global alias.cb 'checkout -b'
git config --global alias.cmt 'commit -m'
git config --global alias.cdev 'checkout dev'
git config --global alias.cmain 'checkout main'
git config --global alias.del 'branch -D'
git config --global alias.last 'log -1 HEAD'
git config --global alias.lastfiles 'log --name-only --pretty=format:"" -1'
git config --global alias.amend 'commit --amend'
git config --global alias.undo 'reset --soft HEAD^'
git config --global alias.lg '!git log --pretty=format:\"%C(magenta)%h%Creset -%C(red)%d%Creset %s %C(dim green)(%cr) [%an]\" --abbrev-commit -30'
git config --global alias.aliases '!git config -l | grep alias | sed s/^alias.//g'Introduction
I find it painful to type long Git commands for common tasks like checkout , commit -m, checkout dev, reset --soft HEAD^ etc. Also, I barely remember any complex commands which forces me to Google them again and again.
I have configured following Git aliases on my machine to overcome this issue and save countless keystrokes over the time.
List of Git Aliases
co
Shortcut for git checkout.
git config --global alias.co 'checkout'cb
Shortcut for git checkout -b for creating a new branch and switching to it.
git config --global alias.cb 'checkout -b'cmt
Shortcut for git commit -m. Allows you to commit changes with a message in one step.
git config --global alias.cmt 'commit -m'cdev
Shortcut for git checkout dev for quickly switching to the dev branch.
git config --global alias.cdev 'checkout dev'cmain
Shortcut for git checkout main for quickly switching to the main branch.
git config --global alias.cmain 'checkout main'del
Shortcut for git branch -D to force delete a branch.
git config --global alias.del 'branch -D'last
Displays the last commit, useful for a quick look at the latest changes.
git config --global alias.last 'log -1 HEAD'lastfiles
Shortcut to fetch the list of affected files in your last commit.
git config --global alias.lastfiles 'log --name-only --pretty=format:"" -1'amend
Amends the last commit, allowing you to add changes to the previous commit.
git config --global alias.amend 'commit --amend'undo
Undoes the last commit but leaves changes staged.
git config --global alias.undo 'reset --soft HEAD^'lg
Custom log format to display a concise and colourful log.
git config --global alias.lg '!git log --pretty=format:\"%C(magenta)%h%Creset -%C(red)%d%Creset %s %C(dim green)(%cr) [%an]\" --abbrev-commit -30'aliases
Lists all Git aliases you have configured. My favourite! 😉
git config --global alias.aliases '!git config -l | grep alias | sed s/^alias.//g'