g()

g is a Bash function - g g is a shortcut for git (i.e.: 'g status' = 'git status') and a preprocessor with option switches for my most commonly used git commands

Use

Use this and customize it with your most used git commands. I use this as a menu to remind my old man brain what I need to do next and what options I have to execute.

OS

Used / created for macOS bash but can be modified for other OS.

Help menu

When you execute g() without parameters you will get the following:

Special Options

Update Option

This option performs the following operations:

1. git add .
2. git commit -m ""
3. git push (if remote repo defined)

The commit message can be specified on the command line i.e.: g u "" This message will be appended with the stagged filenames, i.e.: "[a-macbook]:README.md; Updated README.md file" Optionaly I have include bash comments with the same code to prepend date and machine name as well.

Ignore Option

This option adds a file to the .gitignore file using the following syntax: g ignore

Git Log Options

Here are some 'git log' options that I commonly use:

 l | log      = git log --name-status

 1 | 1liner   = git log --oneline

lf | logfind  = git log --grep <string>