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NAME git-cherry-pick – Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits SYNOPSIS git cherry – pick[–edit][-n][-m parent – number][-s][-x][–ff][-S[<keyid>]]<commit>… git cherry – pick(–continue | –skip | –abort | –quit) DESCRIPTION Given one or more existing commits, apply the change each one introduces, recording a new commit for each. This requires your working tree to be…

NAME git-checkout – Switch branches or restore working tree files SYNOPSIS git checkout[-q][-f][-m][<branch>] git checkout[-q][-f][-m]– detach[<branch>] git checkout[-q][-f][-m][–detach]<commit> git checkout[-q][-f][-m][[-b | -B | –orphan]<new_branch>][<start_point>] git checkout[-f | –ours | –theirs | -m | –conflict = <style>][<tree – ish>][–]<pathspec>… git checkout[-f | –ours | –theirs | -m | –conflict = <style>][<tree – ish>]– pathspec – from…

NAME git-checkout-index – Copy files from the index to the working tree SYNOPSIS git checkout – index[-u][-q][-a][-f][-n][–prefix = <string>] [–stage = <number> | all] [–temp] [-z][–stdin] [–][<file>…] DESCRIPTION Will copy all files listed from the index to the working directory (not overwriting existing files). OPTIONS -u, –index update stat information for the checked out entries…

NAME git-check-ref-format – Ensures that a reference name is well formed SYNOPSIS git check – ref – format[–normalize][–[no – ] allow – onelevel][–refspec – pattern]<refname> git check – ref – format– branch<branchname – shorthand> DESCRIPTION Checks if a given refname is acceptable, and exits with a non-zero status if it is not. A reference is…

NAME git-check-mailmap – Show canonical names and email addresses of contacts SYNOPSIS git check-mailmap [<options>] <contact>… DESCRIPTION For each “Name <user [at] host>” or “<user [at] host>” from the command-line or standard input (when using –stdin), look up the person’s canonical name and email address (see "Mapping Authors" below). If found, print them; otherwise print…

NAME git-check-ignore – Debug gitignore / exclude files SYNOPSIS git check – ignore[<options>]<pathname>… git check – ignore[<options>]– stdin DESCRIPTION For each pathname given via the command-line or from a file via –stdin, check whether the file is excluded by .gitignore (or other input files to the exclude mechanism) and output the path if it is…

NAME git-check-attr – Display gitattributes information SYNOPSIS git check – attr[-a | –all | <attr>…][–]<pathname>… git check – attr– stdin[-z][-a | –all | <attr>…] DESCRIPTION For every pathname, this command will list if each attribute is unspecified, set, or unset as a gitattribute on that pathname. OPTIONS -a, –all List all attributes that are associated…

NAME git-changelog – Generate a changelog report SYNOPSIS git-changelog [options] [<file>] git-changelog {-h | –help | ?} DESCRIPTION Generates a changelog from git(1) tags (annotated or lightweight) and commit messages. Existing changelog files with filenames that begin with Change or History will be identified automatically with a case insensitive match pattern and existing content will…

NAME git-cat-file – Provide content or type and size information for repository objects SYNOPSIS git cat – file(-t[–allow – unknown – type] | -s[–allow – unknown – type] | -e | -p | <type> | –textconv | –filters)[–path = <path>]<object> git cat – file(–batch[=<format>] | –batch – check[=<format>])[–textconv | –filters][–follow – symlinks] DESCRIPTION In its…

NAME git-cal – A simple tool to view commits calendar (similar to github contributions calendar) on command line SYNOPSIS “git-cal” is a tool to visualize the git commit history in github’s contribution calendar style. The calendar shows how frequently the commits are made over the past year or some choosen period Activity can be displayed…

NAME git-bundle – Move objects and refs by archive SYNOPSIS git bundle create[-q | –quiet | –progress | –all – progress][–all – progress – implied] [–version = <version>]<file><git – rev – list – args> git bundle verify[-q | –quiet]<file> git bundle list – heads<file>[<refname>…] git bundle unbundle[–progress]<file>[<refname>…] DESCRIPTION Create, unpack, and manipulate "bundle" files. Bundles…

NAME git-bugreport – Collect information for user to file a bug report SYNOPSIS git bugreport[(-o | –output – directory) < path > ][(-s | –suffix) < format > ] DESCRIPTION Captures information about the user’s machine, Git client, and repository state, as well as a form requesting information about the behavior the user observed, into…

NAME git-bug – Create bug branch SYNOPSIS git-bug [finish] <name> DESCRIPTION Create the given bug branch OPTIONS <finish> Merge and delete the bug branch. <name> The name of the bug branch. EXAMPLES $ git bug bug-123456 … $ git commit -m "Some changes" … $ git checkout master $ git bug finish bug-123456 AUTHOR Written…

NAME git-branches-rename – Batch renames branches with a matching prefix to another prefix SYNOPSIS git-branches-rename [options] BRANCH_PREFIX NEW_PREFIX DESCRIPTION Batch renames branches with a matching prefix to another prefix. OPTIONS -h, –help show usage information. -v, –verbose print more details about what is being done. -n, –dry-run do not actually rename the branches. BRANCH_PREFIX a prefix that matches…

NAME git-branch – List, create, or delete branches SYNOPSIS git branch[–color[=<when>] | –no – color][–show – current] [-v[–abbrev = <n> | –no – abbrev]] [–column[=<options>] | –no – column][–sort = <key>] [–merged[<commit>]][–no – merged[<commit>]] [–contains[<commit>]][–no – contains[<commit>]] [–points – at<object>][–format = <format>] [(-r | –remotes) | (-a | –all)] [–list][<pattern>…] git branch[–track | –no -…

NAME git-blame – Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file SYNOPSIS git blame[-c][-b][-l][–root][-t][-f][-n][-s][-e][-p][-w][–incremental] [-L<range>][-S<revs – file>][-M][-C][-C][-C][–since = <date>] [–ignore – rev<rev>][–ignore – revs – file<file>] [–color – lines][–color – by – age][–progress][–abbrev = <n>] [<rev> | –contents<file> | –reverse<rev>..<rev>][–]<file> DESCRIPTION Annotates each line in the given file with information from…

NAME git-bisect – Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug SYNOPSIS git bisect <subcommand> <options> DESCRIPTION The command takes various subcommands, and different options depending on the subcommand: git bisect start[–term – {new, bad} = <term> –term – {old, good} = <term>] [–no – checkout][–first – parent][<bad>[<good>…]][–][<paths>…] git bisect(bad | new…

NAME git-backpan-init – Initialize a repository for a CPAN module with full history from the backpan. SYNOPSIS git backpan – init[–help | –man][–mkdir<directory>][–force] Foo::Bar DESCRIPTION This command is like "cpan-init" except it imports all the historical versions of a module as well, allowing you to run "git bisect" or to browse history. The name of…

NAME git-back – Undo and Stage latest commits SYNOPSIS git-back [<commitcount>] DESCRIPTION Removes the latest commits, and add their changes to your staging area. OPTIONS <commitcount> Number of commits to remove. Defaults to 1, thus remove the latest commit. EXAMPLES Removes the latest commit. $ git back Remove the latest 3 commits: $ git back…

NAME git-authors – Generate authors report SYNOPSIS git-authors [-l, –list] DESCRIPTION Populates the file matching authors|contributors -i with the authors of commits, according to the number of commits per author. Opens the file in $EDITOR when set. See the "MAPPING AUTHORS" section of git-shortlog(1) to coalesce together commits by the same person. OPTIONS -l, –list…