git-helpers

A set of git shortcuts and helpers to daily development.

Installing it

git clone git://github.com/pahko/git-helpers.git
cd git-helpers
git_helpers_path=$(pwd)
cat >> ~/.bashrc <<EOF
# Git Helpers
source ${git_helpers_path}/git-helpers
EOF

add this to your .bashrc at the end of file to enable branch name on prompt

PS1='\[\e[1;32m\][\u@\h\w\[\e[1;34m\]$(git_branch_p)\[\e[0m\]\[\e[1;32m\]]\[\e[0m\]\n\[\e[1;36m\]\$\[\e[0m\] '

Helpers usage

add

Adds the specified paths for further commit. All changes in the current working directory are added in no paths specified.

$ add file1 file2 path/to/file3 ../path/to/file_n  # adds these paths
$ add  # same as [git add .]

gcommit

A shortcut for git commit -m <message>

$ gcommit <message>

gdiff

A shortcut for git diff

gpull

A shortcut for git pull.

gpush

Pushes all the locally changed branches to the origin repository.

greset

Unstages the specified paths or the current working directory if no paths specified.

$ greset file1 file2
$ greset

grm

A shortcut for git rm that retrieves the subsequent status after removing given path(s).

$ grm <path1>[ path2[... path_n]]

gundo

A shortcut to undo the latest commit and show the resulting status after undoing such commit.

merge

A shortcut for git merge.

newbranch

Creates and checks out to a new branch with the format specified for the project.

$ newbranch <story number> <dash-separated description>
Example:
$ newbranch 100 short-description-here

st

A shortcut for git status

pull

Pulls changes only for the current branch

push

Pushes only the current branch

branches

List all branches, local and remote.