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by AdieuToLogic 172 days ago
On a related note, git supports incorporating custom commands via executables available in the `PATH` having the naming convention of:

  git-<command name>
Where "command name" in this case would be `archive-branch` and could be defined thusly:

  #!/bin/sh
  # git-archive-branch

  git_branch="${1:-$(git branch --show-current)}"

  git co main &&
    git tag archive/$git_branch $git_branch &&
    git branch -D $git_branch
It then could be invoked the same as the alias:

  git archive-branch ...
2 comments
rurban 171 days ago
Oh oh. Your co alias leaked :)
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cyco130 171 days ago
Not the gp but I can't live without co/ci/br now.
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rurban 171 days ago
Sure. I cannot imagine anyone living without the most common aliases anymore, but in a script you either need to alias again, or expand. Happens so often to me also.
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vbezhenar 171 days ago
Why is this useful? Why would someone care about typing `git archive-branch` instead of `git-archive-branch`?
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kreetx 171 days ago
Consistency: not needing to remember under which alternative methods any command was found under.
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