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--- git_aliases [2019/02/17 13:14] – rpjday
+++ git_aliases [2019/02/25 13:15] (current) – [How to set a shell-style Git alias] rpjday
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 Proper definition and usage of Git aliases.
+Links:
+  * [[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7066325/list-git-aliases/22183573#22183573|https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7066325/list-git-aliases/22183573#22183573]]
+  * [[https://gist.github.com/pksunkara/988716|https://gist.github.com/pksunkara/988716]]
 ===== Setting and listing aliases =====
-How to set a //regular// Git alias:
+==== Setting regular Git aliases ====
+How to set a //regular// Git alias (note the need for quotes with multi-word values):
 <code>
-$ git alias cm commit
+$ git config --global alias.a add
-$ git alias co checkout
+$ git config --global alias.cm commit
-$ git alias b branch
+$ git config --global alias.co checkout
-$ git alias cb "checkout -b"
+$ git config --global alias.b branch
+$ git config --global alias.cb "checkout -b"
 </code>
-How to set a //shell-style// Git alias:
+after which you can use Git commands like:
+<code>
+$ git a Makefile
+$ git cm
+$ git cb newbranch
+</code>
+==== Recursive Git aliases ====
+You can also define Git aliases in terms of other Git aliases:
+<code>
+$ git config --global alias.bl blame
+$ git config --global alias.bm 'bl Makefile"
+</code>
+after which you could run the equivalent of ''git blame Makefile'' with:
+<code>
+$ git bm
+</code>
+==== Aliases in the .gitconfig file ====
+What ends up in your ''~/.gitconfig'' file:
+<code>
+...
+[alias]
+        a = add
+        cm = commit
+        co = checkout
+        b = blame
+        cb = checkout -b
+        bm = b Makefile
+...
+</code>
+===== How to unset Git aliases =====
+<code>
+$ git config --global --unset alias.blm
+</code>
+or just edit the ''.gitconfig'' file.
+===== How to set a shell-style Git alias =====
 <code>
 $ git alias bu "!git rev-parse --abbrev-ref --symbolic-full-name "@{u}""
 </code>
+The shell command being run does not have to be ''git''.