We already mentioned Git aliases and their purpose; in this section, I will suggest only a few more, to help make things easier.
Git aliases
Shortcuts to common commands
One thing you may find useful is to shorten common commands such as git checkout and so on; therefore, useful aliases can include the following:
[1] ~/grocery (master) $ git config --global alias.co checkout [2] ~/grocery (master) $ git config --global alias.br branch [3] ~/grocery (master) $ git config --global alias.ci commit [4] ~/grocery (master) $ git config --global alias.st status
Another common practice is to shorten a command, adding one or more options you use all the time; for example, set a git cm <commit message> command...