How to alias 'git checkout' to 'git co'

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I'd like the command git co to be the same as typing git checkout.

A normal Bash alias (alias co='checkout') doesn't work.

score 338 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 23 '13 at 20:49

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The command:

git config --global alias.co checkout

will create a git alias to do that. It will add the following entry into your global ~/.gitconfig file:

[alias]
    co = checkout

answered Jan 23 '13 at 20:49

joseph.hainline

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Find more details (and examples) in the manual here: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-Basics-Git-Aliases – Chris Oct 06 '21 at 18:20

score 20 · Answer 2 · edited Dec 06 '13 at 22:23

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Also, can edit this into your git config:

[alias]
   co = checkout

edited Dec 06 '13 at 22:23

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answered Jan 23 '13 at 21:17

sma

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You don't need to do '!git'. You can just use 'co = checkout'. That prevents re-invoking git under another process... which can be advantageous on Windows where starting a new process is expensive. – John Szakmeister Jan 23 '13 at 23:11
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for people who don't know where is git config: vi ~/.gitconfig or git config --global -e – fangzhzh May 20 '14 at 02:00

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 12 '19 at 21:34

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simply to add some comments, the bash alias is for setting alias for a command, and the co or checkout is the parameter or flag to the command git, so it won't work.

answered Dec 12 '19 at 21:34

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How to alias 'git checkout' to 'git co'

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