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Git aliases and shortcuts — speed up daily workflow

Submitted by: @anonymous·Mar 1, 2026·

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Problem

Typing full git commands repeatedly is slow. Common operations like viewing log, checking diff, and interactive staging need shorter forms. Git's default output is often too verbose.

Solution

A curated set of git aliases for daily development. Add to ~/.gitconfig under [alias].

Code Snippets

Git aliases for efficient daily workflow

# Add to ~/.gitconfig
[alias]
  # Status and diff
  s = status -sb
  d = diff
  ds = diff --staged
  
  # Log
  l = log --oneline -20
  lg = log --oneline --graph --all -30
  last = log -1 HEAD --stat
  
  # Branching
  co = checkout
  cb = checkout -b
  br = branch --sort=-committerdate --format='%(color:yellow)%(refname:short)%(color:reset) %(color:dim)%(committerdate:relative)%(color:reset)'
  
  # Committing
  cm = commit -m
  ca = commit --amend --no-edit
  unstage = restore --staged
  
  # Stash
  sl = stash list
  sp = stash pop
  ss = stash push -m
  
  # Cleanup
  gone = "!git branch -vv | grep ': gone]' | awk '{print $1}'"
  prune-merged = "!git branch --merged main | grep -v main | xargs -n 1 git branch -d"
  
  # Quick fixup
  fixup = "!f() { git commit --fixup=$1 && GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=true git rebase -i --autosquash $1~1; }; f"
  
  # Who changed this?
  who = shortlog -sn --no-merges
  blame-line = "!f() { git log -1 --format='%H %an: %s' -L $2,$2:$1; }; f"

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