Custom Git commands

Requirements

• Install github cli: https://cli.github.com
• Install Github Pull Requests and Issues extension
• Add bin to PATH

Usage

# Checkout PR using github cli
gh pr checkout 1234

# Add config value for 'github.vscode-pull-request-github' extension
# Rename branch to 'pr/<author>/<pr_number>
git vsc

# Both can also be combined
git vc 1234

# Remove branch and remote
git vsc-delete

Git config

Set push.default = upstream to target the correct branch when using git push. https://git-scm.com/docs/git-config#Documentation/git-config.txt-pushdefault

git push.default upstream

How to

• Create new file in bin
• chmod +x <file>

Helpful Links

• http://thediscoblog.com/blog/2014/03/29/custom-git-commands-in-3-steps/
• https://gitbetter.substack.com/p/automate-repetitive-tasks-with-custom
• https://devhints.io/bash