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Artemis Toh
Artemis Toh

Reputation: 307

How to use a line of hyphen to separate git command results within git alias in git-bash

I've already created a alias called info to display status, branch and log in git-bash. However, all the information was bunched up and somewhat annoying to read, so i wanted to make it easier on myself when reading it by adding a line of hyphens with new line above and below it. After trying many times, I can't get it to work. Therefore i'm seeking help here.

Here's what I tried before, trying to get one to work before copying it in between git branch and git log.

$ git config --global alias.info '!git status && echo && !printf -- '-%.0s' {1..80}; echo "" && echo && git branch && git log'

Below is what the result should look like.

git status result

-----------------------

git branch result

-----------------------

git log result

Upvotes: 1

Views: 328

Answers (1)

VonC
VonC

Reputation: 1324278

If the ! syntax doe not give the expected result, try and embed your commands in a shell function within your Git alias:

alias.info !f() { echo begin arg=$1/$2/end; }; f

Or even in a separate script:

git config --global alias.info '!sh info.sh'

The point is: if you can make it work in a regular shell script, you will be able to call it from an alias.

Or you can even name your script git-info (executable, no extension), and simply type: 

git info

No alias needed there: any git-xxx script can be called as git xxx (if git-xxx is in your PATH)

Upvotes: 1

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