My git cheat sheet

git-cheat-sheet.sh

# set user name
git config --global user.name "Ammar Najjar"

# set user email
git config --local user.email <email>

# set user sign key -S
git config --local user.signingkey <key>

# current branch name
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

# get a pattern from a branch name using sed
git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD |sed 's/.*\(PATTERN-HERE\).*/\1/'

# checkout a branch that contains a pattern (as alias) 
git config --global alias.gco = "!f() { git branch -a | grep -e $1 -m 1 | sed 's/remotes\\/origin\\///' | xargs git checkout; }; f"
git gco PATTERN-HERE

# ignore git hooks
git commit --no-verify

# set upstream branch to current if it’s not there
git config --global push.default current

# list files changed
git diff --name-only

# create a new branch from a stash
git stash branch <branch-name>

# follow changes for a file throw log (includes renaming)
git log --follow <file>
git log -p --follow <file> # show patch changes

# apply on merge commit, show the diff with merge conflicts, and the resolution (new in 2.36.0)
# https://github.blog/2022-04-18-highlights-from-git-2-36
git show --remerge-diff

# -G finds commits where "word" appears in the diff
git log -p -Gword

# find all commits where the commit message contains a given word
git log --grep=word

# get the last stable tags using ripgrep
git tag -l |rg -e "2\d.\d.\d$" |sort |tail -n 10