Creating aliases for common commands in Git - Interactive Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to create a git alias named 'co' for 'checkout'.

Git

git config --global alias.co [1]

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Acommit

Bcheckout

Cclone

Dstatus

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Common Mistakes

Using 'commit' instead of 'checkout' for the alias 'co'.

The alias 'co' is commonly used for 'checkout' to switch branches quickly.

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medium

Complete the command to create a git alias named 'st' for 'status'.

Git

git config --global alias.st [1]

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Astatus

Bstash

Cstage

Dshow

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Common Mistakes

Confusing 'stash' with 'status' for the alias 'st'.

The alias 'st' is a shortcut for the 'status' command, which shows the current state of the working directory.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to create a git alias named 'br' for 'branch'.

Git

git config --global alias.br [1]

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Abranches

Bbrnch

Cbranchs

Dbranch

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Common Mistakes

Using 'branches' or misspelled versions instead of 'branch'.

The correct git command is 'branch'. Misspellings like 'branches' or 'branchs' cause errors.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a git alias named 'lg' that shows a pretty log graph.

Git

git config --global alias.lg '[1] --graph --oneline --decorate [2]'

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Alog

Bstatus

C--all

Dbranch

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Common Mistakes

Using 'status' instead of 'log' or missing '--all' option.

The alias 'lg' uses 'log' with options '--graph', '--oneline', '--decorate', and '--all' to show a nice commit graph of all branches.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a git alias named 'unstage' that resets the index for a file.

Git

git config --global alias.unstage '[1] [2] [3]'

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Areset

B--mixed

CHEAD

D--hard

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Common Mistakes

Using '--hard' which resets working directory too, not just unstaging.

The 'unstage' alias uses 'reset --mixed HEAD' to unstage files, moving changes from the index back to the working directory.