git tips

Bus factor ¶

http://zgrossbart.github.io/busfactor/

Useful aliases ¶

[alias]
    hist = log --pretty=format:\"%C(auto)%h %ad %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short
    root = rev-parse --show-toplevel

Basicaly the same as git hist, if you’re not the machine owner:

$ git log --all --oneline --graph --decorate=short

Highlighting differences of changed lines ¶

Git congrib directory has a script for that: diff-highlight (/usr/share/git-core/contrib/diff-highlight/diff-highlight). To use it, add the following to your ~/.gitconfig:

[pager]
	log = diff-highlight | less -SR
	show = diff-highlight | less -SR
	diff = diff-highlight | less -SR

Result:

Of course, you can always use git-diff --color-words=. or something like that.

HTTP proxy and self-signed certificates ¶

[http]
        sslVerify = true
[http "https://weak.example.com"]
        sslVerify = false
        proxy = proxy.example.com:3128

git grep configuration ¶

[color]
	grep = auto
[grep]
	lineNumber = true
[color "grep"]
	filename = magenta
	linenumber = green
	function = yellow

Seldom known commands and features ¶

Mainly because they’re seldom needed?

git clean -fxd
git config merge.log 9000
git instaweb
git notes
git rerere
git whatchanged
git gc --aggressive