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TLDR

A collection of extra Git commands that add productivity shortcuts like changelog generation, commit statistics, and repository summaries to your Git workflow.

Mindmap

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    What it does
      Extra Git commands
      Changelog generation
      Commit statistics
      Repository summaries
    Key features
      git-ignore utility
      git-setup command
      git-release tool
      git-effort tracking
    Use cases
      Automate changelog creation
      Track author contributions
      Quick repo setup
      Release management
    Tech stack
      Shell scripts
      Git integration
      Command-line tools
    Audience
      Git users
      Developers
      DevOps teams

Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Automatically generate and update changelogs from commit history.

USE CASE 2

Calculate and display the percentage of commits contributed by each team member.

USE CASE 3

Set up new Git repositories with standard configurations and ignore files.

USE CASE 4

Create release tags and manage version bumps with a single command.

Tech stack

ShellGitBash

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min
Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice and license text.

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 add these extra Git commands to my workflow?
Prompt 2
Show me how to use git-changelog to automatically generate a changelog from my commits.
Prompt 3
How can I use git-effort to see which team members have contributed the most commits?
Prompt 4
What does git-release do and how do I use it to tag and release a new version?
Prompt 5
How do I configure git-extras to use 'main' instead of 'master' as the default branch?
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