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.
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…
NAME git-archive – Create an archive of files from a named tree SYNOPSIS git archive[–format = <fmt>][–list][–prefix = <prefix> / ][<extra>] [-o<file> | –output = <file>][–worktree – attributes] [–remote = <repo>[–exec = <git – upload – archive>]]<tree – ish>[<path>…] DESCRIPTION Creates an archive of the specified format containing the tree structure for the named tree,…
NAME git-archive-file – Export the current HEAD of the git repository to a archive SYNOPSIS git-archive-file DESCRIPTION Export the current HEAD of the repository into a archive with a identifiable and unique name. OPTIONS This command does not take any options. EXAMPLES Archive naming conventions: On any branch: git-extras.1.7.0-110-gafefba7.branch-name.zip On master branch: git-extras.1.7.0-110-gafefba7.zip On a…
NAME git-archimport – Import an Arch repository into git SYNOPSIS git archimport[-h][-v][-o][-a][-f][-T][-D depth][-t tempdir]<archive / branch>[:<git – branch>]… DESCRIPTION Imports a project from one or more Arch repositories. It will follow branches and repositories within the namespaces defined by the <archive/branch> parameters supplied. If it cannot find the remote branch a merge comes from it…
NAME git-apply – Apply a patch to files and/or to the index SYNOPSIS git apply[–stat][–numstat][–summary][–check][–index | –intent – to – add][–3way] [–apply][–no – add][–build – fake – ancestor = <file>][-R | –reverse] [–allow – binary – replacement | –binary][–reject][-z] [-p<n>][-C<n>][–inaccurate – eof][–recount][–cached] [–ignore – space – change | –ignore – whitespace] [–whitespace = (nowarn |…
NAME git-annotate – Annotate file lines with commit information SYNOPSIS git annotate[<options>]<file>[<revision>] DESCRIPTION Annotates each line in the given file with information from the commit which introduced the line. Optionally annotates from a given revision. The only difference between this command and git-blame(1) is that they use slightly different output formats, and this command exists…
NAME git-annex – manage files with git, without checking their contents in SYNOPSIS git annex command [params …] DESCRIPTION git-annex allows managing files with git, without checking the file contents into git. While that may seem paradoxical, it is useful when dealing with files larger than git can currently easily handle, whether due to limitations…
NAME git-annex-shell – Restricted login shell for git-annex only SSH access SYNOPSIS git-annex-shell [-c] command [params …] DESCRIPTION git-annex-shell is a restricted shell, similar to git-shell, which can be used as a login shell for SSH accounts. Since its syntax is identical to git-shell’s, it can be used as a drop-in replacement anywhere git-shell is…
NAME git-am – Apply a series of patches from a mailbox SYNOPSIS git am[–signoff][–keep][–[no – ] keep – cr][–[no – ] utf8] [–[no – ] 3way][–interactive][–committer – date – is – author – date] [–ignore – date][–ignore – space – change | –ignore – whitespace] [–whitespace = <option>][-C<n>][-p<n>][–directory = <dir>] [–exclude = <path>][–include = <path>][–reject][-q…
NAME git-alias – Define, search and show aliases SYNOPSIS git-alias git-alias <search-pattern> git-alias <alias-name> <command> DESCRIPTION List all aliases, show one alias, or set one (global) alias. OPTIONS <search-pattern> The pattern used to search aliases. <alias-name> The name of the alias to create. <command> The command for which you are creating an alias. EXAMPLES Defining…
NAME git-add – Add file contents to the index SYNOPSIS git add[–verbose | -v][–dry – run | -n][–force | -f][–interactive | -i][–patch | -p] [–edit | -e][–[no – ] all | –[no – ] ignore – removal | [–update | -u]][–sparse] [–intent – to – add | -N][–refresh][–ignore – errors][–ignore – missing][–renormalize] [–chmod = (+…
NAME gist – upload code to https://gist.github.com Synopsis The gist gem provides a gist command that you can use from your terminal to upload content to https://gist.github.com/. Installation • If you have ruby installed: gem install gist • If you’re using Bundler: source :rubygems gem ‘gist’ • For OS X, gist lives in Homebrew brew…