Commands

Run git town for an overview of all Git Town commands and git town help <command> for help with individual commands. Each Git Town command can be called like git town <command>. This user manual displays the commands in the shorter form available after running git town alias.

Typical development commands

git hack - create a new feature branch
git sync - update the current branch with all ongoing changes
git new-pull-request - create a new pull request
git ship - deliver a completed feature branch

Advanced development commands

git kill - delete a feature branch
git prune-branches - remove all merged branches
git rename-branch - rename a branch
git repo - view the Git repository in the browser

Nested feature branches

git append - create a new feature branch as a child of the current branch
git prepend - create a new feature branch between the current branch and its parent
git town set-parent-branch - change the parent of a feature branch

Git Town configuration

git town config - display or update your Git Town configuration
git town new-branch-push-flag - configure whether new empty branches are pushed to origin
git town main-branch - display/set the main development branch for the current repo
git town offline - enable/disable offline mode
git town perennial-branches - display or update the perennial branches for the current repo
git town pull-branch-strategy - display or set the strategy to update perennial branches

Git Town setup

git town alias - add or remove shorter aliases for Git Town commands
git town completion - generate completion scripts for Bash, zsh, fish & PowerShell.
git town version - display the installed version of Git Town