Useful shell aliases

Here are a few useful shell aliases for common Git commands. Feel free to add these to your ~/.bash_aliases file (presuming you’re using Bash):

alias gpo='git push origin $(git branch | grep "*" | cut -d " " -f2)'
alias gp='git pull'
alias gs='git status'
alias gd='git diff'
alias gds='git diff --staged'

If you’re typing in git status dozens of times each day, it can be a huge improvement to add an alias that enables you to type gs instead. Feel free to change these to something even more convenient – that’s what customization is for!

Now let’s zoom out a bit and see how we can practically apply all of this knowledge while building a small Linux server project: your very own private Git server.