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NAME git-cola – A highly caffeinated Git GUI SYNOPSIS git cola [options] DESCRIPTION git-cola is a powerful Git GUI written in Python. It has many unique features that make Gitcqs advanced features simple and accessible. See below for a full list of options and usage information. OPTIONS –repo=<path> Run git-cola on the git repository in…
NAME git-clone – Clone a repository into a new directory SYNOPSIS git clone[–template = <template_directory>] [-l][-s][–no – hardlinks][-q][-n][–bare][–mirror] [-o<name>][-b<name>][-u<upload – pack>][–reference<repository>] [–dissociate][–separate – git – dir<git dir>] [–depth<depth>][–[no – ] single – branch][–no – tags] [–recurse – submodules[=<pathspec>]][–[no – ] shallow – submodules] [–[no – ] remote – submodules][–jobs<n>][–sparse][–[no – ] reject – shallow] [–filter…
NAME git-clone-subset – Clones a subset of a git repository SYNOPSIS git-clone-subset [options] repository destination-dir pattern DESCRIPTION Clones 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…
NAME git-clear – Rigorously clean up a repository SYNOPSIS git-clear DESCRIPTION Clears 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. EXAMPLES Clears…
NAME git-clear-soft – Soft clean up a repository SYNOPSIS git-clear-soft DESCRIPTION Clears 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…
NAME git-clean – Remove untracked files from the working tree SYNOPSIS git clean[-d][-f][-i][-n][-q][-e<pattern>][-x | -X][–]<path>… DESCRIPTION Cleans 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 specified, ignored files are also removed….
NAME git-citool – Graphical alternative to git-commit SYNOPSIS git citool DESCRIPTION A 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…
NAME git-chore – Create chore branch SYNOPSIS git-chore [finish] <name> DESCRIPTION Create 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-123456 AUTHOR Written…
NAME git-cherry – Find commits yet to be applied to upstream SYNOPSIS git cherry[-v][<upstream>[<head>[<limit>]]] DESCRIPTION Determine 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…
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…