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Yes, I have similar: gs git status gp git push gac git commit -am gc git commit gcm git commit -m gA git add -A gC

Yes, I have similar: gs git status gp git push gac git commit -am gc git commit gcm git commit -m gA git add -A gC git checkout ga git add gd git diff gm git merge gmc git merge --continue gpu git pull grc git rebase --continue The only problem is that I cannot use git on anybody else's machine, the muscle memory is too strongly ingrained now. This is a common message: The program 'gs' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing: sudo apt install ghostscript

elcapitan 9y ago
Which is better than if they have the same aliases as you, but they mean something else. I had an interesting time a while ago until I understood that my coworker uses 'st' for stash instead of status.
- daemin 9y ago
  It also means that you can't use any common tools that use the same letters as your shortcuts.
  - fredley 9y ago
    True, if I ever need to use ghostscript (whatever it is) in my day-to-day life, it'll be a trainwreck.
    - asdfgadsfgasfdg 9y ago
      It's a ps/pdf toolkit type program. It is used by imagemagick as a backend for pdf conversion type stuff - so if you every need imagemagick you might find yourself in for some annoyance as well.
      - hashhar 9y ago
        Aliases are only expanded in interactive shells so ImageMagick or any program that calls an executable from within a process will not have any issues.
  - elcapitan 9y ago
    I'm actually using them as git aliases, not bash command aliases.
  - jlgaddis 9y ago
    You can, you just have to prefix them with a hyphen, e.g.: $ -gs
danellis 9y ago
How much time does that actually save? I find that for any given task, I spend far more time reading and thinking than I do typing, and of the time spent typing, most of it is spent typing arguments.
- jachee 9y ago
  The shorter a command is, the fewer typos can be made. Many times have I typed `git stauts` or `git ocmmit` Of course, my personal solution instead of aliases was to switch to using SourceTree.
  - herrvogel- 9y ago
    I discovered https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck a while ago and now I kind of enjoy making typos like this.
- fredley 9y ago
  For me, at least a day in 5 years: https://xkcd.com/1205/ https://xkcd.com/1205/
- akavel 9y ago
  I use `git diff` and `git log --graph --decorate --all --oneline` and `git status` so often, that it totally saves heaps of time. Especially the second one ― I usually type my `gl` somewhat subconsciously already; only afterwards I realize what I'm looking at, and start reading. That's possibly related to the fact that I commit very often, use many working branches, and then rebase -i (usually squashing and composing a good readable commit message) before publishing. But anyway, if someone asks for help with "how to fix my mess in git", the absolutely first thing I do is exactly `git log --graph --decorate --all --oneline`, to start finding out visually what the mess actually is.
  - angry-hacker 9y ago
    Wouldn't it be easier to use fish or something else with autocomplete support?
henrik_w 9y ago
I have similar aliases and have a similar concern. I usually think "git status" when I type gs. This way I hope I would be able to work without my aliases somewhere else (even though it would take longer since I have to remember to type the whole command).
piinbinary 9y ago
A few more I find useful: gdc git diff --cached gg git grep -n gss git status -s glo git log --oneline gamend git commit --amend --no-edit
c0achmcguirk 9y ago
I have the exact same alias for git status and I'm very familiar with that error message! A few more I live and die by: gf git fetch --all; git fetch --tags gh git log --oneline --abbrev-commit --all --graph --decorate
- akavel 9y ago
  IIUC, the --abbrev-commit is unnecessary there, --oneline already does it. Makes the incantation possible to remember and type on a foreign console: "git log --graph --oneline --decorate --all" edit: yep, per git help log: --oneline This is a shorthand for "--pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit" used together.
  - c0achmcguirk 9y ago
    Thanks!

elcapitan 9y ago

Which is better than if they have the same aliases as you, but they mean something else. I had an interesting time a while ago until I understood that my coworker uses 'st' for stash instead of status.

daemin 9y ago
It also means that you can't use any common tools that use the same letters as your shortcuts.
- fredley 9y ago
  True, if I ever need to use ghostscript (whatever it is) in my day-to-day life, it'll be a trainwreck.
  - asdfgadsfgasfdg 9y ago
    It's a ps/pdf toolkit type program. It is used by imagemagick as a backend for pdf conversion type stuff - so if you every need imagemagick you might find yourself in for some annoyance as well.
    - hashhar 9y ago
      Aliases are only expanded in interactive shells so ImageMagick or any program that calls an executable from within a process will not have any issues.
- elcapitan 9y ago
  I'm actually using them as git aliases, not bash command aliases.
- jlgaddis 9y ago
  You can, you just have to prefix them with a hyphen, e.g.: $ -gs

danellis 9y ago

How much time does that actually save? I find that for any given task, I spend far more time reading and thinking than I do typing, and of the time spent typing, most of it is spent typing arguments.

jachee 9y ago
The shorter a command is, the fewer typos can be made. Many times have I typed `git stauts` or `git ocmmit` Of course, my personal solution instead of aliases was to switch to using SourceTree.
- herrvogel- 9y ago
  I discovered https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck https://github.com/nvbn/thefuck a while ago and now I kind of enjoy making typos like this.
fredley 9y ago
For me, at least a day in 5 years: https://xkcd.com/1205/ https://xkcd.com/1205/
akavel 9y ago
I use `git diff` and `git log --graph --decorate --all --oneline` and `git status` so often, that it totally saves heaps of time. Especially the second one ― I usually type my `gl` somewhat subconsciously already; only afterwards I realize what I'm looking at, and start reading. That's possibly related to the fact that I commit very often, use many working branches, and then rebase -i (usually squashing and composing a good readable commit message) before publishing. But anyway, if someone asks for help with "how to fix my mess in git", the absolutely first thing I do is exactly `git log --graph --decorate --all --oneline`, to start finding out visually what the mess actually is.
- angry-hacker 9y ago
  Wouldn't it be easier to use fish or something else with autocomplete support?

henrik_w 9y ago

I have similar aliases and have a similar concern. I usually think "git status" when I type gs. This way I hope I would be able to work without my aliases somewhere else (even though it would take longer since I have to remember to type the whole command).

piinbinary 9y ago

A few more I find useful: gdc git diff --cached gg git grep -n gss git status -s glo git log --oneline gamend git commit --amend --no-edit

c0achmcguirk 9y ago

I have the exact same alias for git status and I'm very familiar with that error message! A few more I live and die by: gf git fetch --all; git fetch --tags gh git log --oneline --abbrev-commit --all --graph --decorate

akavel 9y ago
IIUC, the --abbrev-commit is unnecessary there, --oneline already does it. Makes the incantation possible to remember and type on a foreign console: "git log --graph --oneline --decorate --all" edit: yep, per git help log: --oneline This is a shorthand for "--pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit" used together.
- c0achmcguirk 9y ago
  Thanks!