Useful Git Aliases

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[alias]
  # Usage: git nff {merge-branch}
  # Checks out {merge-branch}, pulls, and merges recursively with the branch where this command was executed.
  # In other words: it merges the current branch into {merge-branch}.
  nff = !bash -c 'cb="$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)" && git checkout "$1" && git pull && git merge --no-ff $cb' -

  # Usage: git cbranch
  # Returns the name of the current branch
  cbranch = rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD

  # Usage: git pushall [branch]
  # Pushes to all remotes. Pushes only "branch" if specified.
  pushall = !bash -c 'git remote | xargs -I rem -n 1 bash -c \"echo \\\"> Pushing to rem\\\" && git push rem \"$1\" \"' -

  # Usage: git pullall
  # Pulls from all remotes
  pullall = !bash -c 'git remote | xargs -I rem -n 1 bash -c \"echo \\\"> Pulling from rem\\\" && git pull rem\"' -