can I make a git alias from this?

Question

In order to see what files I modified in the last period of time I use the following command:

git log --pretty=format: --name-only --since="2 days ago" | sort | uniq

The thing is that I'll like to transform this into an alias. Can I pass the 2 days ago as an argument to my alias command?

PS: I'm using Windows

You're talking about Bash aliases? Why not just make a function? — Oliver Charlesworth
– Oliver Charlesworth, Commented Jul 5, 2014 at 18:43
I believe the answer should work for you under git bash but I cannot test it because I currently don't have access to a windows system. — merlin2011
– merlin2011, Commented Jul 5, 2014 at 20:29

Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 10:26:15Z

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If you really want a git alias for some reason, this answer may help you.

However, as Oli's comment mentions, your problem is possibly better solved using a bash function since you are invoking external shell commands anyways. This function definition should be placed in your .bashrc so that it is defined every time you load a shell.

glog() { git log --pretty=format: --name-only --since="$1" | sort | uniq }

Invoke it on the shell like this:

glog "2 days ago"

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Aruscher Over a year ago

You need to put this function in .bashrc (or if you using zsh in .zshrc). After recreating a terminal the function is available.

merlin2011 Over a year ago

@Celt0, Good point. I thought that was implied but you are right that I should make it explicit.

Chris Over a year ago

You can also create a real Git alias out of this if you want by prefixing the command with a !, e.g. git config alias.mylog '!git log --pretty=format: --name-only --since="2 days ago" | sort | uniq'. Now git mylog will run that string as a shell command.

CodeWizard · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-06 02:25:04Z

Of course you can create the desired alias. I suggest to read this articel (it alos have link to many usefull aliases)

http://durdn.com/blog/2012/11/22/must-have-git-aliases-advanced-examples/

The artilce will show you how to write simple aliases along with some advanced git function as aliases.

Good luck.

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