Logical Git Aliases

A prefix-based shorthand system that turns Git commands into muscle memory.

Two-letter prefix picks the command. One-letter suffix is the first letter of the flag.

git st  → status                git cm  → commit
git sts → status --short        git cmm → commit --message
                                git cma → commit --amend
git df  → diff
git dfc → diff --cached         git rb  → rebase
git dfi → diff --ignore-space   git rba → rebase --abort
                                git rbi → rebase --interactive
git ps  → push
git psf → push --force          git mg  → merge
git psh → push origin HEAD      git mga → merge --abort
                                git mgc → merge --continue

That's it. rbc? rebase --continue. psf? push --force. dfc? diff --cached.

Run git lga to see every alias right in your terminal:

╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║                   Git Aliases                   ║
╠═════════════════════════════════════════════════╣
║ ── A ──                                         ║
║ ad     │ add                                    ║
║ ada    │ add .                                  ║
║ adu    │ add --update                           ║
║ ── B ──                                         ║
║ bl     │ blame                                  ║
║ br     │ branch                                 ║
║ brd    │ branch --delete                        ║
║ brl    │ branch --list                          ║
║ ── C ──                                         ║
║ cm     │ commit                                 ║
║ cmm    │ commit --message                       ║
║ cma    │ commit --amend                         ║
║ cmn    │ commit --amend --no-edit               ║
║ cmf    │ commit --fixup                         ║
║ ck     │ checkout                               ║
║         ...                                     ║
║ ── S ──                                         ║
║ st     │ status                                 ║
║ sts    │ status --short --branch                ║
║ sw     │ switch                                 ║
║ swc    │ switch --create                        ║
║ sth    │ stash                                  ║
║ stha   │ stash apply                            ║
║ sthd   │ stash drop                             ║
║         ...                                     ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════════╝
  103 aliases across 14 groups

Install

Linux / macOS:

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/git-lga/main/setup.sh | bash

Windows (PowerShell):

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/git-lga/main/setup.ps1 | iex

The setup script adds an [include] entry to ~/.gitconfig, installs shell aliases (g-prefix), and copies files to ~/. You can read the full source (setup.sh, setup.ps1) before running it, or use the manual install below.

Manual install:

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/git-lga/main/git-lga.gitconfig \
  -o ~/.git-lga.gitconfig

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/git-lga/main/git-lga-help.sh \
  -o ~/.git-lga-help.sh && chmod +x ~/.git-lga-help.sh

curl -sL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rockberpro/git-lga/main/git-lga.bashrc \
  -o ~/.git-lga.bashrc

git config --global include.path ~/.git-lga.gitconfig
echo "source ~/.git-lga.bashrc" >> ~/.bashrc

The Pattern

Every alias follows the same rule: prefix (2–3 letters from the command name) + suffix (first letter of the key flag).

Prefix	Command	Variants
ad	add	ada all, adp patch, adu update
br	branch	bra all, brd delete, brf force delete, brl list, brm move
cm	commit	cmm message, cma amend, cmn no-edit, cmf fixup
ck	checkout	—
sw	switch	swc create
rs	restore	rsa all, rss staged
df	diff	dfc cached, dfi ignore-space, dfs stat, dfw word-diff
ft	fetch	fta all, ftp prune
pl	pull	plh HEAD, plr rebase
ps	push	psf force, psh HEAD, pshf HEAD+force, psu set-upstream
lg	log	lgp patch, lgo oneline graph, lgh HEAD
sh	show	—
mg	merge	mga abort, mgc continue, mgs squash
rb	rebase	rba abort, rbc continue, rbi interactive, rbo onto, rbs skip
sth	stash	stha apply, sthd drop, sthl list, stho pop, sthp push, sthc clear, sths show, sthu untracked
st	status	sts short
chp	cherry-pick	chpa abort, chpc continue, chps skip
wt	worktree	wta add, wtl list, wtm move, wtp prune, wtr remove
bs	bisect	bsb bad, bsg good, bsr reset, bss start
rst	reset	rsth hard, rsts soft
rv	revert	rva abort, rvc continue
sm	submodule	smu update --init --recursive

Other aliases: bl blame, cfg config, cfgl config --list, cln clean, clf clean --force, clfd clean --force -d, clo clone, ds describe, gp grep, in init, rl reflog, rt remote, rtv remote --verbose, tg tag, tgd tag --delete, brs show-current-branch.

Built-in help: lga — show all aliases in a formatted table. Printable version: CHEATSHEET.md.

Why This One?

There are hundreds of git alias collections. Here's what makes this one different:

• Learnable, not memorizable. The prefix+suffix rule means you can guess aliases you've never seen. Most collections are arbitrary shorthand you have to look up every time.
• git lga built-in reference. Forget an alias? One command shows them all, grouped and formatted, right in your terminal.
• Non-invasive. Installs as a gitconfig [include] — your existing config stays untouched. Remove it with one line.
• No dependencies. Pure gitconfig + one shell script. No plugin managers, no frameworks, no oh-my-zsh required.

Uninstall

git config --global --unset include.path ~/.git-lga.gitconfig
rm ~/.git-lga.gitconfig ~/.git-lga-help.sh ~/.git-lga.bashrc
# remove source line from ~/.bashrc manually

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setup.sh · setup.ps1 · git-lga.gitconfig · git-lga-help.sh · git-lga.bashrc · git-lga.ps1