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Useful git commands and aliases.md

Commands

cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) # navigates to the root directory of a repo/submodule.
cd $(git rev-parse --git-dir) # navigates to the .git directory.
cd $(git rev-parse --show-superproject-working-tree) # if in a submodule, navigates to the root of the parent.

Aliases

# given a remote branch (for a PR or MR) check it out locally and track it
git config --global alias.new-from-remote '!f() { git checkout -b "$1" "origin/$1"; }; f'
# given a remote branch (for a PR or MR) check it out locally and track it
git config --global alias.new-from-remote '!f() { param($branch); git checkout -b $branch origin/$branch; }; f'
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