git-alias1
Define, search and show aliases
Usage
git-alias
git-alias <search-pattern>
git-alias <alias-name>
<command>
git-alias [--global]
git-alias [--local]
git-alias [--global]
<search-pattern>
git-alias [--local]
<search-pattern>
git-alias [--global]
<alias-name>
<command>
git-alias [--local]
<alias-name>
<command>
Overview
List all aliases, show one alias, or set one (global or local) alias.
Options
--global
Show or create alias in the system config
--local
Show or create alias in the repository config
<search-pattern>
The pattern used to search aliases.
<alias-name>
The name of the alias to create.
<command>
The command for which you are creating an alias.
Examples
Defining a new alias:
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$ git alias last "cat-file commit HEAD"
Providing only one argument, git-alias searches for aliases matching the given value:
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$ git alias ^la last = cat-file commit HEAD
git-alias will show all aliases if no argument is given:
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$ git alias s = status amend = commit --amend rank = shortlog -sn --no-merges whatis = show -s --pretty='tformat:%h (%s, %ad)' --date=short whois = !sh -c 'git log -i -1 --pretty="format:%an <%ae>
Releases
7 releases since Debian 7 (Wheezy); the text changed 6 times.