The Linux Manuals (man pages) document is an important part of Linux documents. Linux Manuals are organized as several sections. Each section has a group of commands for a specific area in Linux usage, administration or development.
git-cherry-pick – Apply the changes introduced by some existing commits Synopsisgit cherry-pick [–edit] [-n] [-m parent-number] [-s] [-x] [–ff] [-S[<keyid>]] <commit>… git cherry-pick (–continue | –skip | –abort | –quit)DescriptionGiven one or more existing commits, apply the change each one introduces, recording a new commit for each. This requires your working tree to be clean…
git-checkout – Switch branches or restore working tree files Synopsisgit 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-file=<file> [–pathspec-file-nul] git checkout (-p|–patch) [<tree-ish>] [–] [<pathspec>…]DescriptionUpdates…
git-checkout-index – Copy files from the index to the working tree Synopsisgit checkout-index [-u] [-q] [-a] [-f] [-n] [–prefix=<string>] [–stage=<number>|all] [–temp] [-z] [–stdin] [–] [<file>…]DescriptionWill 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 in the index file. -q,…
git-check-ref-format – Ensures that a reference name is well formed Synopsisgit check-ref-format [–normalize] [–[no-]allow-onelevel] [–refspec-pattern] <refname> git check-ref-format –branch <branchname-shorthand>DescriptionChecks if a given refname is acceptable, and exits with a non-zero status if it is not. A reference is used in Git to specify branches and tags. A branch head is stored in the refs/heads…
git-check-mailmap – Show canonical names and email addresses of contacts Synopsisgit check-mailmap [<options>] <contact>…DescriptionFor 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 the input as-is. Options–stdin…
git-check-ignore – Debug gitignore / exclude files Synopsisgit check-ignore [<options>] <pathname>… git check-ignore [<options>] –stdinDescriptionFor 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 excluded. By default, tracked files…
git-check-attr – Display gitattributes information Synopsisgit check-attr [-a | –all | <attr>…] [–] <pathname>… git check-attr –stdin [-z] [-a | –all | <attr>…]DescriptionFor 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 with the specified paths….
git-changelog – Generate a changelog report Synopsisgit-changelog [options] [<file>] git-changelog {-h | –help | ?} DescriptionGenerates 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 be appended to…
git-cat-file – Provide content or type and size information for repository objects Synopsisgit 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]DescriptionIn its first form, the command provides the content or the type of an object…
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 using ascii,…
git-bundle – Move objects and refs by archive Synopsisgit 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>…]DescriptionCreate, unpack, and manipulate "bundle" files. Bundles are used for the "offline" transfer of Git objects…
git-bugreport – Collect information for user to file a bug report Synopsisgit bugreport [(-o | –output-directory) <path>] [(-s | –suffix) <format>]DescriptionCaptures 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 a single text file which the user can then share,…
git-bug – Create bug branch Synopsisgit-bug [finish] <name> DescriptionCreate 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-123456AuthorWritten by Jesús Espino <jespinog [at] gmail.com> Reporting…
git-branches-rename – Batch renames branches with a matching prefix to another prefix Synopsisgit-branches-rename [options] BRANCH_PREFIX NEW_PREFIX DescriptionBatch 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 the start of branch…
git-branch – List, create, or delete branches Synopsisgit 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-track] [-f] <branchname> [<start-point>] git branch (–set-upstream-to=<upstream> | -u <upstream>)…
git-blame – Show what revision and author last modified each line of a file Synopsisgit 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>DescriptionAnnotates each…
git-bisect – Use binary search to find the commit that introduced a bug Synopsisgit bisect <subcommand> <options>DescriptionThe 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|<term-new>) [<rev>] git bisect (good|old|<term-old>) [<rev>…] git bisect terms [–term-good | –term-bad] git bisect…
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::BarDescriptionThis 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…
git-back – Undo and Stage latest commits Synopsisgit-back [<commitcount>] DescriptionRemoves 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. ExamplesRemoves the latest commit. $ git back Remove the latest 3 commits: $ git back 3AuthorWritten by Kenneth Reitz <me…
git-authors – Generate authors report Synopsisgit-authors [-l, –list] DescriptionPopulates 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 Show authors. ExamplesUpdating AUTHORS…