chrismccoy · October 24, 2025 12:31 · Oct 24, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025 · Oct 22, 2025 · Oct 20, 2025
diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# release alias with tagging
+# usage: git release v2.3.0 "Finalized API and added documentation" ./docs.zip
+release = !f() { tag="$1"; title="$2"; shift 2; gh release create "$tag" --target $(git rev-parse HEAD) -t "$title" --generate-notes "$@"; }; f
+
 # usage gh lockdown
 # git alias to disable wikis, issues, projects for existing repos
 lockdown = !f() { gh repo edit "$@" --enable-issues=false --enable-wiki=false --enable-projects=false; }; f

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# usage gh lockdown
+# git alias to disable wikis, issues, projects for existing repos
+lockdown = !f() { gh repo edit "$@" --enable-issues=false --enable-wiki=false --enable-projects=false; }; f
+
 # git alias to set predefined parameters with gh repo create command (disable issues, wikis, and projects)
 # usage: gh rpc myproject --private or gh rpc myproject --description "Passing Another Parameter"
 rpc = !f() { gh repo create "$@" --disable-issues --disable-wiki && gh repo edit "$1" --enable-projects=false; }; f

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
-# git alias to set predefined parameters with gh repo create command
-# usage: git rpc myproject or rpc myproject --description "Passing Another Parameter"
-rpc = !f() { gh repo create "$@" --private --disable-issues --disable-wiki; }; f
+# git alias to set predefined parameters with gh repo create command (disable issues, wikis, and projects)
+# usage: gh rpc myproject --private or gh rpc myproject --description "Passing Another Parameter"
+rpc = !f() { gh repo create "$@" --disable-issues --disable-wiki && gh repo edit "$1" --enable-projects=false; }; f
 
 # delete all repos with 1 per line in a text file in powershell
 Get-Content .\repos-to-delete.txt | ForEach-Object { gh repo delete $_ --yes }

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
 # git alias to set predefined parameters with gh repo create command
-# usage: git rpc myproject or it rpc myproject --description "Passing Another Parameter"
+# usage: git rpc myproject or rpc myproject --description "Passing Another Parameter"
 rpc = !f() { gh repo create "$@" --private --disable-issues --disable-wiki; }; f
 
 # delete all repos with 1 per line in a text file in powershell

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# git alias to set predefined parameters with gh repo create command
+# usage: git rpc myproject or it rpc myproject --description "Passing Another Parameter"
+rpc = !f() { gh repo create "$@" --private --disable-issues --disable-wiki; }; f
+
 # delete all repos with 1 per line in a text file in powershell
 Get-Content .\repos-to-delete.txt | ForEach-Object { gh repo delete $_ --yes }
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# delete all repos with 1 per line in a text file in powershell
+Get-Content .\repos-to-delete.txt | ForEach-Object { gh repo delete $_ --yes }
+
 # delete all private repos (this can not be undone)
 gh repo list --limit 1000 --json isPrivate,nameWithOwner | jq -r '.[] | select(.isPrivate == true) | .nameWithOwner' | xargs -n 1 gh repo delete --yes
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# delete all private repos (this can not be undone)
+gh repo list --limit 1000 --json isPrivate,nameWithOwner | jq -r '.[] | select(.isPrivate == true) | .nameWithOwner' | xargs -n 1 gh repo delete --yes
+
 # delete all git history and keep current as the first commit (this will remove all git history, be careful)
 git reset --soft $(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD) && git commit --amend -m "Initial commit" && git push --force
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# delete all git history and keep current as the first commit (this will remove all git history, be careful)
+git reset --soft $(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD) && git commit --amend -m "Initial commit" && git push --force
+
 # transfer all git repos from one org to another org
 gh repo list {orgname} --limit 300 --json nameWithOwner -q '.[].nameWithOwner' | xargs -I {} gh api --method POST repos/{}/transfer -f new_owner={neworg}
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
 # transfer all git repos from one org to another org
-gh repo list {orgname} --limit 300 --json nameWithOwner -q '.[].nameWithOwner' | xargs -I {} gh api --method POST  repos/{}/transfer -f new_owner={neworg}
+gh repo list {orgname} --limit 300 --json nameWithOwner -q '.[].nameWithOwner' | xargs -I {} gh api --method POST repos/{}/transfer -f new_owner={neworg}
 
 # aliases to change a git repo from private to public, and public to private using gh-cli
 alias gitpublic="gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility public"

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# transfer all git repos from one org to another org
+gh repo list {orgname} --limit 300 --json nameWithOwner -q '.[].nameWithOwner' | xargs -I {} gh api --method POST  repos/{}/transfer -f new_owner={neworg}
+
 # aliases to change a git repo from private to public, and public to private using gh-cli
 alias gitpublic="gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility public"
 alias gitprivate="gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility private"

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# aliases to change a git repo from private to public, and public to private using gh-cli
+alias gitpublic="gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility public"
+alias gitprivate="gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility private"
+
 # delete all your repos using gh-cli (please do not run this unless you want to delete all your repos)
 gh repo list --limit 300 --json url -q '.[].url' | xargs -n1 gh repo delete --yes
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# delete all your repos using gh-cli (please do not run this unless you want to delete all your repos)
+gh repo list --limit 300 --json url -q '.[].url' | xargs -n1 gh repo delete --yes
+
 # make a private git repo public that is private with gh cli
 gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility public
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# make a private git repo public that is private with gh cli
+gh repo edit --accept-visibility-change-consequences --visibility public
+
 # sort list of git repos with gh cli
 gh repo list --limit 300 --json name -q '.[].name' | sort
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# sort list of git repos with gh cli
+gh repo list --limit 300 --json name -q '.[].name' | sort
+
 # count total commits in a repo
 git rev-list --all --count
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # example: git reword commithash message
 reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
+# count total commits in a repo
+git rev-list --all --count
+
 # edit all commit messages 
 git rebase -i --root
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # alias to edit commit messages without using rebase interactive
 # example: git reword commithash message
-git config --global alias.reword '!f() {
-  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR="sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/" GIT_EDITOR="printf \"%s\n\" \"$2\" >" git rebase -i "$1^";
-}; f'
+reword = "!f() {\n  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR=\"sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/\" GIT_EDITOR=\"printf \\\"%s\\n\\\" \\\"$2\\\" >\" git rebase -i \"$1^\";\n git push -f;\n}; f"
 
 # edit all commit messages 
 git rebase -i --root

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+# alias to edit commit messages without using rebase interactive
+# example: git reword commithash message
+git config --global alias.reword '!f() {
+  GIT_SEQUENCE_EDITOR="sed -i 1s/^pick/reword/" GIT_EDITOR="printf \"%s\n\" \"$2\" >" git rebase -i "$1^";
+}; f'
+
 # edit all commit messages 
 git rebase -i --root
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# edit all commit messages 
+git rebase -i --root
+
 # clone all your repos with gh cli tool
 gh repo list --json name -q '.[].name' | xargs -n1 gh repo clone
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # clone all your repos with gh cli tool
-gh repo list --json url | jq -r '.[].url' | xargs -n1 gh repo clone
+gh repo list --json name -q '.[].name' | xargs -n1 gh repo clone
 
 # List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
 git ls-tree --name-only HEAD | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# clone all your repos with gh cli tool
+gh repo list --json url | jq -r '.[].url' | xargs -n1 gh repo clone
+
 # List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
 git ls-tree --name-only HEAD | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
+git ls-tree --name-only HEAD | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r
+
 # zip up an archive of each commit
 for i in `git log --format=%H`; do git archive $i --format=zip -o $i.zip; done
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ for i in `git log --format=%H`; do git archive $i --format=zip -o $i.zip; done
 # zip up an archive of each commit
 git rev-list --all | while read h; do git archive --format zip -o $h.zip $h; done
 
+# zip up an archive of each commit with number of commit added to hash
+git rev-list --all --reverse | while read h; do git archive --format=zip -o commit$((i=i+1))-$h.zip $h; done
+
 # List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
 git ls-tree --name-only HEAD foldername/ | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # zip up an archive of each commit
 for i in `git log --format=%H`; do git archive $i --format=zip -o $i.zip; done
 
+# zip up an archive of each commit
+git rev-list --all | while read h; do git archive --format zip -o $h.zip $h; done
+
 # List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
 git ls-tree --name-only HEAD foldername/ | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # zip up an archive of each commit
-for i in `git log --oneline --format=%H`; do git archive $i --format=zip -o $i.zip; done
+for i in `git log --format=%H`; do git archive $i --format=zip -o $i.zip; done
 
 # List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
 git ls-tree --name-only HEAD foldername/ | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# zip up an archive of each commit
+for i in `git log --oneline --format=%H`; do git archive $i --format=zip -o $i.zip; done
+
 # List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
 git ls-tree --name-only HEAD foldername/ | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# List all files in a folder in a git repository by last commit date
+git ls-tree --name-only HEAD foldername/ | while read filename; do echo "$(git log -1 --format="%ci " -- $filename) $filename"; done | sort -r
+
 # plot commits per hour
 git log --format=format:'%ai' --all | cut -d " " -f 2 | cut -d ":" -f 1 | sort | uniq -c | gnuplot -e "set output 'commits-per-hour.png'; set term png truecolor giant; set ylabel 'Commits'; set grid y; set boxwidth 0.9 relative; set style fill transparent solid 1.0 noborder; plot '-' using 1:xtic(2) with boxes lc rgb'green' notitle;"
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# plot commits per hour
+git log --format=format:'%ai' --all | cut -d " " -f 2 | cut -d ":" -f 1 | sort | uniq -c | gnuplot -e "set output 'commits-per-hour.png'; set term png truecolor giant; set ylabel 'Commits'; set grid y; set boxwidth 0.9 relative; set style fill transparent solid 1.0 noborder; plot '-' using 1:xtic(2) with boxes lc rgb'green' notitle;"
+
 # list all tags
 git fetch --all --tags --prune
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# list all tags
+git fetch --all --tags --prune
+
 # sort git tags by date
 git for-each-ref --sort=taggerdate --format '%(tag)_,,,_%(taggerdate:raw)_,,,_%(taggername)_,,,_%(subject)' refs/tags | awk 'BEGIN { FS = "_,,,_"  } ; { t=strftime("%Y-%m-%d  %H:%M",$2); printf "%-20s %-18s %-25s %s\n", t, $1, $4, $3  }'
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# sort git tags by date
+git for-each-ref --sort=taggerdate --format '%(tag)_,,,_%(taggerdate:raw)_,,,_%(taggername)_,,,_%(subject)' refs/tags | awk 'BEGIN { FS = "_,,,_"  } ; { t=strftime("%Y-%m-%d  %H:%M",$2); printf "%-20s %-18s %-25s %s\n", t, $1, $4, $3  }'
+
 # delete all local tags, and update with list of remote tags
 git tag -l | xargs git tag -d && git fetch -t
 

diff --git a/gitcheats.txt b/gitcheats.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# delete all local tags, and update with list of remote tags
+git tag -l | xargs git tag -d && git fetch -t
+
 # get list of all author's emails of the repo
 git log --format="%ae" | uniq