A minimal cheat‑sheet of the day‑to‑day Jujutsu (jj) commands you (or an agent) really need.
| Purpose | Command | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| See changes | jj status |
Show working‑copy commit and staged/unstaged file modifications |
| Browse history | jj log |
One‑line graph of commits; add -r : --git to include Git hashes |
| Diff current work | jj diff |
Compare working‑copy commit to its parent (like git diff) |
| Start a new change | jj new |
Fork a fresh change from @ (no checkout dance) |
| Write/update message | jj describe -m "msg" |
Sets commit message of the working change |
| Split hunks interactively | jj split |
Launches diff‑editor to carve current change into smaller ones |
| Undo last (or any) op | jj undo |
Reverts the specified operation in the op‑log |
| List operations | jj op log |
Shows numbered operation history for quick undo/restore |
| Push | git push origin @ or jj git push |
Uses standard Git remotes; your CI never notices |
| Pull / rebase | git pull --rebase |
JJ auto‑rebases local changes on fetch |
| List branches (bookmarks) | jj branch list |
Display bookmarks pointing at changes |
| Create branch | jj branch create feature |
Label current change as feature |
| Move branch | jj branch set feature REV |
Point bookmark feature at another revision |
| Delete branch | jj branch delete feature |
Remove bookmark label |
jj op restore <op‑id>— time‑travel repo back to any previous operation (and stilljj undolater)- Everything is undoable; when in doubt, run
jj op logfollowed byjj undo.
- Pass
--no-editorondescribe,split, etc., in headless scripts. - Prefer
--template '{id} {description|escape_json}\n'for JSON‑friendly output.
For deeper dives, see the full JJ tutorial and command reference, but this page should cover 95 % of daily work.