git — How to define aliases in git — Big Fat Software, Inc.

Create alias using the git config command

Use the git config command with the alias followed by the command you want to substitute

Example:

To create the alias p for git push:

git config --global alias.p 'push'

Usage:

git p

List all your aliases

git config --global -l

This command will list out all your config properties associated with git. Since the aliases are git configurations too, they

$ git config --global -l
alias.co=checkout
alias.br=branch
alias.ci=commit
alias.st=status
alias.unstage=reset HEAD --
alias.p=push

Note:

Git aliases are not the same thing as UNIX aliases. Therefore, to use them, you have to use a command as if you are providing it as an argument to git like any other git-command.

For example:

$ git br
$ git co main
$ git unstage
$ git add ./src/app.js
$ git st
$ git ci
$ git p origin main

Originally published at http://bigfatsoftwareinc.wordpress.com on December 24, 2020.