Git alias and then some

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 09:02:00 +0200

Looking back at my old very single post about git aliases made me realize that I have changed quite a few bits since then. It’s not just the aliases anymore, it’s more about my full git configuration.

General configurations

First of a few neat tips and tricks that are just convenient in your day to day life, depending on your taste of course.

Instead of getting long lists git is able to show output in columns which I personally prefer

Common Git Alias

Thu, 06 May 2021 16:00:00 +0200

Over the years I have been collecting the aliases that makes sense for me, and by that I really mean makes sense for me :) I might have lost a few recently when I had to reinstall my laptop after a complete crash, but below you will find those I have recovered and remember to have been using quite a bunch.

Common actions

    st - status -s
    dh - diff HEAD
    aa - add -A
    cm - commit -m
    ups - commit -a --amend

Branches

    co - checkout
    cob - checkout -b
    pur = pull --rebase origin

Log

This part is mostly different views on logs, honestly I’m not sure it would make sense for anyone but me. Use it for inspiration and go modify it to fit your needs. Tharrr be no silverbullets here neither.

Git on cyberzeddk

Git alias and then some

General configurations

Common Git Alias

Common actions

Branches

Log