git-paste

Send the patches between the current branch and its upstream to a pastebin using pastebinit

$ git paste

$ git paste [@^]

git-paste [-h] [--help] [file | --stdin]

git-paste is not a core or standard subcommand in Git, the popular distributed version control system. No official documentation exists in man git or git --help. It may refer to a custom script, alias, third-party tool, or extension like those in git-extras or user-defined functions for handling clipboard paste operations within Git workflows.

Common use cases for 'pasting' in Git involve applying patches or committing clipboard content. For instance, users might pipe clipboard data to git apply or git hash-object. On Linux, clipboard access typically uses tools like xclip (xclip -o to output clipboard) or xsel, which can feed into Git: xclip -o | git apply.

If git-paste appears in your environment, it could be an alias (check with alias | grep paste) or a script in your PATH (which git-paste). Without it, attempting git paste yields 'git: 'paste' is not a git command'. Developers sometimes create such helpers for quick pasting of code snippets, diffs, or configs directly into repositories, avoiding manual file creation.

In summary, treat it as non-standard; rely on core Git tools for production use. This keeps workflows portable across systems.

Not a standard Git command; may not exist or vary by installation.
Running it likely errors: 'git: 'paste' is not a git command'.
Use at own risk if custom; test in non-critical repos.

Paste clipboard to file then Git: xclip -o > file.txt && git add file.txt.
Apply patch from clipboard: xsel --clipboard --output | git apply.
Stdin mode: cat <(xclip -o) | git apply.

Example bash alias: alias git-paste='xclip -o | git apply --index'.
Add to ~/.bashrc for quick staged patch application.

No official history in core Git (since 2005). Possible origins in community scripts or tools like git-extras (2010s) or personal dotfiles. Not tracked in Git releases.

git-apply(1), git-hash-object(1), xclip(1), xsel(1), paste(1)