tj/git-extras

Analysis updated 2026-06-24

★ 18,043ShellAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5Setup · easy

Mindmap

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  root((git-extras))
    Productivity
      git-changelog
      git-release
      git-ignore
      git-setup
    Insights
      git-summary
      git-effort
      Author stats
    Usage
      Command line
      Shell scripts
    Setup
      Installation guide
      Branch config

mindmap root((git-extras)) Productivity git-changelog git-release git-ignore git-setup Insights git-summary git-effort Author stats Usage Command line Shell scripts Setup Installation guide Branch config

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Auto-generate or update a CHANGELOG file from your Git commit history with a single command

USE CASE 2

See a breakdown of how many commits each team member contributed to the repository

USE CASE 3

Tag a new release version and push it in one step using git release

USE CASE 4

Quickly scaffold a .gitignore for a new project without looking up template files

What is it built with?

Shell

How does it compare?

	tj/git-extras	docker-mailserver/docker-mailserver	deviantony/docker-elk
Stars	18,043	18,230	18,347
Language	Shell	Shell	Shell
Setup difficulty	easy	hard	easy
Complexity	1/5	4/5	3/5
Audience	developer	ops devops	ops devops

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

In plain English

git-extras is a collection of additional command-line utilities that extend Git, the version control system. Git itself comes with a core set of commands like commit, push, and pull. git-extras adds extra commands on top of those for tasks that are useful but not built in. Based on the description and readme, the extras cover things like generating a summary of repository activity, populating changelogs, calculating what percentage of commits each author contributed, and miscellaneous productivity shortcuts. A screencast linked in the readme demonstrates commands such as git-ignore, git-setup, git-changelog, git-release, and git-effort. Installation instructions are in a separate file. As of version 6.4, the assumed default branch name changed from master to main, which affects several commands, this can be reconfigured if needed. The project welcomes contributions via pull requests.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1

How do I install git-extras and use git-changelog to automatically generate a CHANGELOG from my commit messages?

Prompt 2

Show me how git-effort works to find which files in my repo change most frequently across commits

Prompt 3

How do I use git-summary to get a per-author breakdown of commit counts and lines changed in my repository?

Prompt 4

Walk me through using git-release to tag version 1.2.0 and push the tag to GitHub in one step with git-extras

Prompt 5

My git-extras commands are looking for a main branch but my repo uses master, how do I change the default branch setting?

Frequently asked questions

What is git-extras?

git-extras adds extra command-line commands on top of Git for tasks like auto-generating changelogs, summarizing who contributed what, releasing new versions, and other productivity shortcuts.

What language is git-extras written in?

Mainly Shell. The stack also includes Shell.

How hard is git-extras to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is git-extras for?

Mainly developer.

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