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NAME git-fresh-branch – Create fresh branches SYNOPSIS git-fresh-branch <branchname> DESCRIPTION Creates empty local branch named <branchname>. OPTIONS <branchname> The name of the branch to create. EXAMPLES $ git fresh-branch docs AUTHOR Written by Kenneth Reitz <me [at] kennethreitz.com> REPORTING BUGS <https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues> SEE ALSO <https://github.com/tj/git-extras> Index

NAME git-format-patch – Prepare patches for e-mail submission SYNOPSIS git format – patch[-k][(-o | –output – directory) < dir > | –stdout] [–no – thread | –thread[=<style>]] [(–attach | –inline)[=<boundary>] | –no – attach] [-s | –signoff] [–signature = <signature> | –no – signature] [–signature – file = <file>] [-n | –numbered | -N |…

NAME git-fork – Fork a repo on github SYNOPSIS git-fork [<github-repo-url>] DESCRIPTION If a github repo url is given, fork the repo. Like clone but forks first. 1. forks the repo on github 2. clones the repo into the current dir 3. adds the original repo as a remote called upstream If a url is…

Name git-forest — display the commit history forest Syntax git-forest [-a] [–no-rebase] [–style=number] [–sha] [–svdepth=depth] [rev-list-options] [refspec…] Description git-forest is a command-line zero-lookahead git repository history visualizer with Unicode output with a bit of gitk resemblance. Why another program? The tree visualization of gitk is very useful, but there were (git 1.5.4 timeframe) no decent…

NAME git-for-each-repo – Run a Git command on a list of repositories SYNOPSIS git for-each-repo –config=<config> [–] <arguments> DESCRIPTION Run a Git command on a list of repositories. The arguments after the known options or — indicator are used as the arguments for the Git subprocess. THIS COMMAND IS EXPERIMENTAL. THE BEHAVIOR MAY CHANGE. For…

NAME git-for-each-ref – Output information on each ref SYNOPSIS git for-each-ref [–count=<count>] [–shell|–perl|–python|–tcl] [(–sort=<key>)…] [–format=<format>] [<pattern>…] [–points-at=<object>] [–merged[=<object>]] [–no-merged[=<object>]] [–contains[=<object>]] [–no-contains[=<object>]] DESCRIPTION Iterate over all refs that match <pattern> and show them according to the given <format>, after sorting them according to the given set of <key>. If <count> is given, stop after showing that…

NAME git-fmt-merge-msg – Produce a merge commit message SYNOPSIS git fmt – merge – msg[-m<message>][–log[=<n>] | –no – log] git fmt – merge – msg[-m<message>][–log[=<n>] | –no – log] – F<file> DESCRIPTION Takes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to…

NAME git-find-uncommitted-repos – Recursively list repositories with uncommitted changes SYNOPSIS git-find-uncommitted-repos [DIR…] DESCRIPTION Recursively list repositories with uncommitted changes. OPTIONS -h, –help show usage information. -v, –verbose print more details about what is being done. -u, –untracked count untracked files as ‘uncommitted’ DIR… the directories to scan, or current directory if none is specified. SEE ALSO https://github.com/MestreLion/git-tools AUTHOR…

NAME git-filter-branch – Rewrite branches SYNOPSIS git filter – branch[–setup<command>][–subdirectory – filter<directory>] [–env – filter<command>][–tree – filter<command>] [–index – filter<command>][–parent – filter<command>] [–msg – filter<command>][–commit – filter<command>] [–tag – name – filter<command>][–prune – empty] [–original<namespace>][-d<directory>][-f | –force] [–state – branch<branch>][–][<rev – list options>…] WARNING git filter-branch has a plethora of pitfalls that can produce non-obvious…

NAME git-fetch – Download objects and refs from another repository SYNOPSIS git fetch[<options>][<repository>[<refspec>…]] git fetch[<options>]<group> git fetch– multiple[<options>][(<repository> | <group>)…] git fetch– all[<options>] DESCRIPTION Fetch branches and/or tags (collectively, "refs") from one or more other repositories, along with the objects necessary to complete their histories. Remote-tracking branches are updated (see the description of <refspec> below…

NAME git-fetch-pack – Receive missing objects from another repository SYNOPSIS git fetch – pack[–all][–quiet | -q][–keep | -k][–thin][–include – tag] [–upload – pack = <git – upload – pack>] [–depth = <n>][–no – progress] [-v]<repository>[<refs>…] DESCRIPTION Usually you would want to use git fetch, which is a higher level wrapper of this command, instead. Invokes…

NAME git-feature – Create/Merge feature branch SYNOPSIS git-feature [-a|–alias branch_prefix] [finish] <name> DESCRIPTION Create/Merge the given feature branch OPTIONS <-a|–alias branch_prefix> use branch_prefix instead of feature <finish> Merge and delete the feature branch. <name> The name of the feature branch. EXAMPLES $ git feature dependencies … $ (feature/dependencies) git commit -m "Some changes" … $…

NAME git-fast-import – Backend for fast Git data importers SYNOPSIS frontend | git fast-import [<options>] DESCRIPTION This program is usually not what the end user wants to run directly. Most end users want to use one of the existing frontend programs, which parses a specific type of foreign source and feeds the contents stored there…

NAME git-fast-export – Git data exporter SYNOPSIS git fast-export [<options>] | git fast-import DESCRIPTION This program dumps the given revisions in a form suitable to be piped into git fast-import. You can use it as a human-readable bundle replacement (see git-bundle(1)), or as a format that can be edited before being fed to git fast-import…

NAME git-extras – Awesome GIT utilities SYNOPSIS git-extras [-v,–version] [-h,–help] [update] OPTIONS -v, –version Show git-extras version number. -h, –help Show this help. This option can also be used for any of the extras commands. update Self update. COMMANDS • git-alias(1) Define, search and show aliases • git-archive-file(1) Export the current HEAD of the git…

NAME git-effort – Show effort statistics on file(s) SYNOPSIS git-effort [–above <value>] [<path>…] [– [<log options>…]] DESCRIPTION Shows effort statistics about files in the repository. Display includes: – Commits: number of commits per file – highlighting files with most activity. – Active days: total number of days which contributed modifications to this file. OPTIONS –above…

NAME git-difftool – Show changes using common diff tools SYNOPSIS git difftool[<options>][<commit>[<commit>]][–][<path>…] DESCRIPTION git difftool is a Git command that allows you to compare and edit files between revisions using common diff tools. git difftool is a frontend to git diff and accepts the same options and arguments. See git-diff(1). OPTIONS -d, –dir-diff Copy the…

NAME git-diff – Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc SYNOPSIS git diff[<options>][<commit>][–][<path>…] git diff[<options>]– cached[–merge – base][<commit>][–][<path>…] git diff[<options>][–merge – base]<commit>[<commit>…]<commit>[–][<path>…] git diff[<options>]<commit>…<commit>[–][<path>…] git diff[<options>]<blob><blob> git diff[<options>]– no – index[–]<path><path> DESCRIPTION Show changes between the working tree and the index or a tree, changes between the index and a tree, changes between…

NAME git-diff-tree – Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree objects SYNOPSIS git diff – tree[–stdin][-m][-s][-v][–no – commit – id][–pretty] [-t][-r][-c | –cc][–combined – all – paths][–root][–merge – base] [<common diff options>]<tree – ish>[<tree – ish>][<path>…] DESCRIPTION Compares the content and mode of the blobs found via two tree objects. If…

NAME git-diff-index – Compare a tree to the working tree or index SYNOPSIS git diff – index[-m][–cached][–merge – base][<common diff options>]<tree – ish>[<path>…] DESCRIPTION Compares the content and mode of the blobs found in a tree object with the corresponding tracked files in the working tree, or with the corresponding paths in the index. When…