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-fresh-branch – Create fresh branches Synopsisgit-fresh-branch <branchname> DescriptionCreates empty local branch named <branchname>. Options<branchname> The name of the branch to create. Examples$ git fresh-branch docsAuthorWritten by Kenneth Reitz <me [at] kennethreitz.com> Reporting Bugs<https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues> See Also<https://github.com/tj/git-extras>
git-format-patch – Prepare patches for e-mail submission Synopsisgit 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 | –no-numbered] [–start-number <n>] [–numbered-files] [–in-reply-to=<message id>] [–suffix=.<sfx>] [–ignore-if-in-upstream] [–cover-from-description=<mode>] [–rfc] [–subject-prefix=<subject prefix>] [(–reroll-count|-v) <n>] [–to=<email>] [–cc=<email>] [–[no-]cover-letter] [–quiet] [–[no-]encode-email-headers] [–no-notes | –notes[=<ref>]]…
git-fork – Fork a repo on github Synopsisgit-fork [<github-repo-url>] DescriptionIf 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 not given and…
git-forest — display the commit history forest Syntaxgit-forest [-a] [–no-rebase] [–style=number] [–sha] [–svdepth=depth] [rev-list-options] [refspec…] Descriptiongit-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 visualizers that can run…
git-for-each-repo – Run a Git command on a list of repositories Synopsisgit for-each-repo –config=<config> [–] <arguments>DescriptionRun 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 example, we could run…
git-for-each-ref – Output information on each ref Synopsisgit 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>]]DescriptionIterate 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 many refs. The interpolated…
git-fmt-merge-msg – Produce a merge commit message Synopsisgit fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [–log[=<n>] | –no-log] git fmt-merge-msg [-m <message>] [–log[=<n>] | –no-log] -F <file>DescriptionTakes the list of merged objects on stdin and produces a suitable commit message to be used for the merge commit, usually to be passed as the <merge-message> argument of git merge. This…
git-find-uncommitted-repos – Recursively list repositories with uncommitted changes Synopsisgit-find-uncommitted-repos [DIR…] DescriptionRecursively 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 Alsohttps://github.com/MestreLion/git-tools AuthorRodrigo Silva (MestreLion) linux [at] rodrigosilva.com
git-filter-branch – Rewrite branches Synopsisgit 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>…]Warninggit filter-branch has a plethora of pitfalls that can produce non-obvious manglings of the intended history rewrite (and can…
git-fetch – Download objects and refs from another repository Synopsisgit fetch [<options>] [<repository> [<refspec>…]] git fetch [<options>] <group> git fetch –multiple [<options>] [(<repository> | <group>)…] git fetch –all [<options>]DescriptionFetch 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…
git-fetch-pack – Receive missing objects from another repository Synopsisgit fetch-pack [–all] [–quiet|-q] [–keep|-k] [–thin] [–include-tag] [–upload-pack=<git-upload-pack>] [–depth=<n>] [–no-progress] [-v] <repository> [<refs>…]DescriptionUsually you would want to use git fetch, which is a higher level wrapper of this command, instead. Invokes git-upload-pack on a possibly remote repository and asks it to send objects missing from this repository,…
git-feature – Create/Merge feature branch Synopsisgit-feature [-a|–alias branch_prefix] [finish] <name> DescriptionCreate/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" … $ (feature/dependencies) git checkout master $…
git-fast-import – Backend for fast Git data importers Synopsisfrontend | git fast-import [<options>]DescriptionThis 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 to git fast-import. fast-import…
git-fast-export – Git data exporter Synopsisgit fast-export [<options>] | git fast-importDescriptionThis 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 in order to do…
git-extras – Awesome GIT utilities Synopsisgit-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 repository to a archive…
git-effort – Show effort statistics on file(s) Synopsisgit-effort [–above <value>] [<path>…] [– [<log options>…]] DescriptionShows 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 <value> Ignore files with…
git-difftool – Show changes using common diff tools Synopsisgit difftool [<options>] [<commit> [<commit>]] [–] [<path>…]Descriptiongit 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…
git-diff – Show changes between commits, commit and working tree, etc Synopsisgit 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>DescriptionShow changes between the…
git-diff-tree – Compares the content and mode of blobs found via two tree objects Synopsisgit 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>…]DescriptionCompares the content and mode of the blobs found via two tree objects. If there is only one <tree-ish> given,…
git-diff-index – Compare a tree to the working tree or index Synopsisgit diff-index [-m] [–cached] [–merge-base] [<common diff options>] <tree-ish> [<path>…]DescriptionCompares 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 <path> arguments are present,…