How to create a custom Git command

Today, we’ll show you how to create a custom Git command or set aliases in Git. In this article, we will show you two different ways to set shortcut Git command.

Create a custom Git command

1. Using Git Bash
2. Using .gitconfig file

1. Using Git Bash

Open bash terminal and type git command. For instance:

$ git config --global alias.aa 'add .'
$ git config --global alias.s status

It will eventually add those aliases on .gitconfig file.

2. Using .gitconfig file

Open `.gitconfig` file located at `C:\Users\<USERNAME>\.gitconfig` in Windows environment. Then add following lines:

[alias]
aa = add .
s = status
...
...

Use the following custom command to execute the git command.

# To execute $ git add .
git aa

# To execute $ git status
git s

That’s it for today.
Thank you for reading. Happy Coding..!! 🙂