Git Aliases — Speed Up Your Git Workflow

git config --global alias.st status
git config --global alias.co checkout
git config --global alias.br branch
git config --global alias.ci commit
git config --global alias.df diff
git config --global alias.lg log

# Now instead of:
git status
# Type:
git st

# List all configured aliases
git config --global --get-regexp alias

# Or edit the config file directly
git config --global --edit
# or ~/.gitconfig

# One-line log with graph
git config --global alias.lg "log --oneline --graph --decorate --all"

# Last commit
git config --global alias.last "log -1 HEAD --stat"

# Show uncommitted changes
git config --global alias.uncommitted "diff --cached"

# List branches with last commit
git config --global alias.branches "branch -a -v"

# Show current branch
git config --global alias.current "rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD"

# Pretty log with author and date
git config --global alias.hist "log --pretty=format:'%C(yellow)%h%Creset %C(cyan)%ad%Creset %C(green)%an%Creset %s' --date=short"

# Show file history with blame
git config --global alias.bl "blame -w -C"

# Search commit messages
git config --global alias.find "log --oneline --grep"

# Count commits per author
git config --global alias.count "shortlog -sn"

# Unstage files
git config --global alias.unstage "reset HEAD --"

# Remove untracked files (dry run)
git config --global alias.clean-dry "clean -dn"

# Remove untracked files (force)
git config --global alias.clean-force "clean -fd"

# Create a branch and switch to it
git config --global alias.nb "!git checkout -b"

# Delete merged branches (dry run)
git config --global alias.clean-branches \
  "!git branch --merged | grep -v '\\*\\|main' | xargs -n 1 echo"

# Delete merged branches (force)
git config --global alias.clean-branches-force \
  "!git branch --merged | grep -v '\\*\\|main' | xargs -n 1 git branch -d"

# Search all commits for a string
git config --global alias.search \
  "!f() { git log --all --oneline -S \"$1\"; }; f"

# Find a file in history
git config --global alias.find-file \
  "!f() { git log --all --oneline --name-only -- \"$1\" | head; }; f"

# Interactive rebase last N commits
git config --global alias.reword \
  "!f() { git rebase -i HEAD~$1; }; f"

[alias]
    # Status
    st = status
    s = status -sb

    # Log
    lg = log --oneline --graph --decorate --all
    ll = log --oneline
    hist = log --pretty=format:'%C(yellow)%h %C(green)%an %C(cyan)%ar %Creset%s'
    last = log -1 HEAD

    # Branching
    co = checkout
    br = branch
    nb = !git checkout -b
    merged = branch --merged
    delete-merged = !git branch --merged | grep -v '\\*\\|main\\|develop' | xargs -n 1 git branch -d

    # Committing
    ci = commit
    ca = commit --amend --no-edit
    cia = commit -a --amend --no-edit

    # Diffs
    df = diff
    dc = diff --cached
    ds = diff --stat

    # Undoing
    unstage = reset HEAD --
    undo = reset --soft HEAD~1
    discard = restore .
    discard-all = !git reset --hard HEAD && git clean -fd

    # Remote
    up = !git pull --rebase && git push
    pu = push -u origin HEAD
    pr = !gh pr create

    # Files
    find = !f() { git log --oneline --all -S "$1"; }; f
    graph = log --graph --all --oneline --decorate

# Install script for team members
cat > .gitaliases << 'EOF'
[alias]
    st = status
    co = checkout
    lg = log --oneline --graph --decorate --all
EOF

# Each team member runs:
git config --local include.path ../.gitaliases

git config --global alias.vimdiff "difftool --tool=vimdiff"
git config --global alias.vsdiff "difftool --tool=vscode"

# Open GitHub repo in browser
git config --global alias.browse "!open https://github.com/$(gh repo view --json nameWithOwner -q .nameWithOwner)"

# Without aliases:
git log --oneline --graph --decorate --all  # 47 characters

# With alias:
git lg                                      # 6 characters

# Time saved per day: ~2 minutes
# Time saved per year: ~8 hours