# What Git aliases are in your bashrc?
Many open source users love a good [Bash alias](
https://opensource.com/article/20/1/bash-scripts-aliases) and are usually happy to show off a particularly robust [.bashrc](
https://opensource.com/article/18/9/handy-bash-aliases) file when given the chance.
If you're a frequent user of Git, you might benefit from a few Git aliases mixed in with your other Bash aliases.
Alternately, you can create aliases specific to Git with this `git config` command.
This example sets `git co` command to `git checkout`.
```bash
$ git config --global alias.co checkout
```
## Aliases
Here's an easy way to see just the most recent log entry:
```bash
git config alias.last 'log -1 HEAD'
```
Opensource.com author Sachin Patil uses `hist` for reviewing logs:
```
log --pretty=format:'%h %ai [%an] %s%d' --graph
```
Sachin creates these Bash aliases for pull requests:
```bash
# github pull request.
# Usage: git pr <REMOTE> <PR_ID> <branch>
pr="\!sh -c 'git fetch $1 pull/$2/head:$3 && git checkout $3' -"
```
The `git diff` command is useful for all kinds of comparisons, but sometimes all you really want is the file name of what's changed.
Kristen Pol creates an alias to shorten the `--name-only` option:
```bash
git diff --name-only
```
Kristen says "We typically have a lot of development happening simultaneously, so knowing the most recent commit across all branches is handy. Here's another command I have aliased:"
```bash
git branch --remotes --verbose --sort=-committerdate
```
Everybody can appreciate a fresh start.
This is Kristen's alias for wiping out a branch so it's super fresh and clean:
```bash
alias gitsuperclean='git reset --hard; git clean --force -d -x'
```
## filter-repo
[Chris](
https://opensource.com/users/jazzsequence) has been using a ["third-party" Git command](LINK TO SETH'S GIT CUSTOM COMMAND ARTICLE) called [git-filter-repo](
https://github.com/newren/git-filter-repo).
"Ever want to pull a specific directory out of a larger git repository and make it its own, separate repo, while keeping all the Git history? That's exactly what filter-repo does."
## Your aliases
What do you use so often that you alias it?
Do you use Bash aliases or Git aliases, or a mix of both?
Tell us in the comments!
