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gitalias
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Reputation: 30

how do i alias some constant string in git

I know I can alias commands in git, but my branch name has some constant prefix, so can I alias this prefix?

Like this:

Branch name: bugfix_0000_00000000

I want to alias the bugfix_0000 into bug so I can check out this branch by git checkout bug_00000000.

Here is what I tried:

Upvotes: 0

Views: 220

Answers (2)

Alderath
Alderath

Reputation: 3874

As far as I know, aliases can only be defined for commands, not for parameters.

What you could do (assuming *nix) is to create a simple one-line script called e.g. git-cobug (CheckOut BUG) and store it somewhere reachable from your $PATH:

#!/bin/bash
git checkout bugfix_0000_$1

Then you could use it like: git cobug 00000000 in order to checkout bugfix_0000_00000000 branch.

Another suitable thing you could do (assuming Bash shell) which might remove the need for such an alias is to setup your git for tab-completion, as described in Git Manual - Tips and Tricks:

Download the file https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash and source it from your .bashrc file.

This way, you can type git checkout bu and then press tab, and the shell will auto-complete it to bugfix_0000_0000000 (so you only have to type the remaining 1, 2 or 3) if the only branches you have which start with bu are bugfix_0000_00000001, bugfix_0000_00000002, and bugfix_0000_00000003.

Upvotes: 0

ElpieKay
ElpieKay

Reputation: 30956

If you are using git bash for windows, in the bash shell run 

echo export bug="bugfix_0000" >> ~/.bash_profile

and then

source ~/.bash_profile

or reopen the shell.

Now you can use ${bug} in commands where bugfix_0000 is needed.

git checkout ${bug}_000000

If you are using Ubuntu, you could add the export in ~/.bashrc. For other systems, there is a similar file.

Upvotes: 1

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