git-extras

Install or upgrade git-extras commands

$ git extras update

$ git extras [[-h|--help]]

$ git extras [[-v|--version]]

git-extras [--help | --version | --list [pattern] | --install-prefix prefix]

-h, --help
    Display usage help

-v, --version
    Print version information

-l, --list [pattern]
    List all extra commands; filter by pattern if provided

--install-prefix=prefix
    Set custom installation prefix during build

git-extras is an open-source collection of 40+ useful commands that extend core Git functionality, making repository management more efficient and informative. It adds tools for summarizing activity (git summary), measuring contributions (git effort), generating changelogs (git changelog), cleaning branches (git delete-merged-branches), and visualizing history (git graph), among others.

After installation, these integrate seamlessly as Git subcommands. Use git-extras --list to view all available extras. Ideal for developers seeking productivity boosts without third-party GUIs.

Install via package managers: sudo apt install git-extras (Debian/Ubuntu), brew install git-extras (macOS), or yum install git-extras (RHEL/Fedora). From source: clone the GitHub repo, then make install.

Popular for teams due to commands like git authors (list contributors), git squash (interactive rebase), and git ignore (add to .gitignore). Licensed under MIT, it's lightweight and customizable.

Not core Git; requires separate installation. Subcommands have individual options; check git <extra> --help. May need Perl/Python for some features.

git summary: Repo stats by author/file.
git effort: Contribution heatmap.
git changelog: Auto-generate CHANGELOG.
git delete-merged-branches: Prune merged local branches.

git clone https://github.com/tj/git-extras.git
cd git-extras
sudo make install

Created by TJ Holowaychuk in 2011 as a set of bash scripts. Evolved into 70+ commands, community-maintained on GitHub (tj/git-extras). Widely adopted post-v1.0 in 2013.

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