---
title: Git extras
category: Git
+layout: 2017/sheet
+intro: |
+ Quick reference to some utilities in the [git-extras](https://github.com/tj/git-extras) utilities.
---
+## References
+
### Git-flow
- $ git feature myfeature
- switched to branch 'feature/rofl'
+```sh
+$ git feature myfeature
+ switched to branch 'feature/rofl'
- $ ...
- $ git checkout develop
- $ git feature finish myfeature
- merging 'feature/rofl' into develop
- deleted branch 'feature/rofl'
+$ ...
+$ git checkout develop
+$ git feature finish myfeature
+ merging 'feature/rofl' into develop
+ deleted branch 'feature/rofl'
+```
Also `git-bug` and `git-refactor`.
### Branches
- $ git delete-merged-branches
- # hint: do `git remote prune origin` after
+```sh
+$ git delete-merged-branches
+ # hint: do `git remote prune origin` after
- $ git create-branch development
- $ git delete-branch development
+$ git create-branch development
+$ git delete-branch development
- $ git fresh-branch gh-pages
+$ git fresh-branch gh-pages
+```
### Inspecting
- $ git summary # repo age, commits, active days, etc
- $ git impact # impact graph
- $ git effort # commits per file
+```sh
+$ git summary # repo age, commits, active days, etc
+$ git impact # impact graph
+$ git effort # commits per file
+```
### Github
- $ git fork strongloop/express
- # sync your fork with the original repository:
- $ git remote add upstream https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPOSITORY.git
- $ git fetch upstream; git merge upstream/master
-
+```sh
+$ git fork strongloop/express
+# sync your fork with the original repository:
+$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/ORIGINAL_OWNER/ORIGINAL_REPOSITORY.git
+$ git fetch upstream; git merge upstream/master
+```
### Tags
- $ git release v1.0.0 # commit, tag, push-tags
- $ git delete-tag v1.0.0
+```sh
+$ git release v1.0.0 # commit, tag, push-tags
+$ git delete-tag v1.0.0
+```
### Conveniences
- $ git ignore "*.log"
+```sh
+$ git ignore "*.log"
+```
### Locking
Assumes that changes will not be committed.
- $ git lock config/database.yml
- $ git unlock config/database.yml
+```sh
+$ git lock config/database.yml
+$ git unlock config/database.yml
+```
### Etc
- $ git obliterate secret.yml # remove all references to it
+```sh
+$ git obliterate secret.yml # remove all references to it
+```
### References
- * https://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras
+- https://github.com/visionmedia/git-extras