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-clone-subset – Clones a subset of a git repository Synopsisgit-clone-subset [options] repository destination-dir pattern DescriptionClones a repository into a destination-dir and runs on the clone git filter-branch –prune-empty –tree-filter ‘git rm …’ — –all to prune from history all files except the ones matching pattern, effectively creating a clone with a subset of files (and…
git-clear – Rigorously clean up a repository Synopsisgit-clear DescriptionClears the repository to a state that it looks as if it was freshly cloned with the current HEAD. Basically it is a git-reset –hard together with deletion of all untracked files that reside inside the working directory, including those in .gitignore. ExamplesClears the repo. $ git…
git-clear-soft – Soft clean up a repository Synopsisgit-clear-soft DescriptionClears the repository to a state that it looks as if it was freshly cloned with the current HEAD, however, preserving all changes that are located in files and directories listed in .gitignore. It is a git-reset –hard together with deletion of all untracked files that reside…
git-clean – Remove untracked files from the working tree Synopsisgit clean [-d] [-f] [-i] [-n] [-q] [-e <pattern>] [-x | -X] [–] <path>…DescriptionCleans the working tree by recursively removing files that are not under version control, starting from the current directory. Normally, only files unknown to Git are removed, but if the -x option is…
git-citool – Graphical alternative to git-commit Synopsisgit citoolDescriptionA Tcl/Tk based graphical interface to review modified files, stage them into the index, enter a commit message and record the new commit onto the current branch. This interface is an alternative to the less interactive git commit program. git citool is actually a standard alias for git…
git-chore – Create chore branch Synopsisgit-chore [finish] <name> DescriptionCreate the given chore branch Options<finish> Merge and delete the chore branch. <name> The name of the chore branch. Examples$ git chore chore-123456 … $ git commit -m "Some changes" … $ git checkout master $ git chore finish chore-123456AuthorWritten by Chris Hall <christopher.k.hall [at] gmail.com> from…
git-cherry – Find commits yet to be applied to upstream Synopsisgit cherry [-v] [<upstream> [<head> [<limit>]]]DescriptionDetermine whether there are commits in <head>..<upstream> that are equivalent to those in the range <limit>..<head>. The equivalence test is based on the diff, after removing whitespace and line numbers. git-cherry therefore detects when commits have been "copied" by means…
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…