Git Functions

My personal collection of custom git functions.

Usage

In order for you to effectively make use of this repository, you'll need to clone down its contents and ensure that they are in your PATH.

Nota Bene: I keep this in my home directory, but you can put in anywhere so long as it's added to your PATH accordingly.

$ cd $HOME
$ git clone https://github.com/codebytere/git-fns
$ export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/git-fns/fns

Functions

git patch-out [-l|--location=<location>] [-n|--name=<name>] [-a|--append]

• -l|--location=<location> - The location on disk where the file will be created. Defaults to $HOME/Desktop.
• -n|--name=<name> - The name of the file to create or append to. Defaults to local_diff.
• -a|--append - Append to the file instead of overwriting it.

Allow a user to quickly export a diff in patch format to a file at a chosen location. Defaults to a file named local_diff created at $HOME/Desktop.

Example:

electron on git:master ❯ git patch-out -l=$HOME/Downloads --append

git tack [-f|--filepath=<filepath>]

• -f|--filepath=<filepath> - The path to the file to stage and add to the last commit.

A quick way to add a forgotten change to the most recent commit in a branch without needing to create a new one for a trivial change. Automatically pushes to the current working branch.

Example:

electron on git:master ❯ git tack README.md

git refresh [-r|remote=<remote>] [-b|--branch=<branch>]

• -r|remote=<remote> - The name of the git remote. Defaults to origin.
• -b|--branch=<branch> - The name of the remote branch to rebase against. Defaults to master.

Cleanly rebase a local working branch on a remote branch.

Example:

electron on git:master ❯ git refresh -r=codebytere -b=testing

git patch-apply [-u|--url=<url>]

• -u|--url=<url> - The url for the commit to apply to your current working branch.

Apply a patch from a remote commit url to your current working branch.

Example:

electron on git:master ❯ git patch-apply https://github.com/electron/electron/commit/d2a82dbd1d2bd3869f910dd563001b98b3cec736

git sync [-u|--upstream=<upstream>] [-o|--origin=<origin>]

• -u|--upstream=<upstream> - The name of the upstream git remote. Defaults to upstream.
• -o|--origin=<origin> - The name of the origin git remote. Defaults to origin.

Fetch latest commits from an upstream branch and update your origin with those commits.

Example:

electron on git:master ❯ git sync

Manpages

I've also included custom man pages for each of these new functions, which will need to be added to your MANPATH in order to work properly.

Assuming you have already cloned down the directory as directed above:

$ cd $HOME
$ export MANPATH=$MANPATH:$HOME/git-fns/man

You will then be able to run:

# Or any other custom function.
$ man git-tack

to see:

man(1)                         git tack man page                        man(1)

NAME
       git tack - Add a forgotten change to the most recent commit in a
       branch.
SYNOPSIS
       git tack [-f|--filepath=<path>]

DESCRIPTION
       A quick way to add a forgotten change to the most recent  commit  in  a
       branch without needing to create a new commit.  Automatically pushes to
       the current branch.

OPTIONS
       [-f|--filepath=<path>]
              The path to the file to stage and add to the last commit.

BUGS
       No known bugs.

AUTHOR
       Shelley Vohr <[email protected]>

1.0                              November 2019                          man(1)