git-branchless is a suite of command-line tools for working with Git commit graphs. Despite the name, it remains compatible with conventional Git branches; its approach is intended to make it practical to work directly with commits and stacks of commits without requiring every piece of work to have a named branch.
The software is particularly well suited to patch-stack workflows, experimental development and repositories where history is rewritten frequently. Many operations work directly on the commit graph without checking commits out, reducing disruption to the working tree and making complex changes easier to manage.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- git undo can reverse commits, amended commits, merges, rebases, checkouts and many branch operations.
- Smartlog provides a concise view of the commit graph and highlights abandoned commits that need repair.
- git restack repairs descendant commits after their ancestors have been rewritten.
- git sync rebases local commit stacks and branches without requiring them to be checked out individually.
- git move moves commits or entire subtrees within the commit graph.
- Supports patch-stack workflows where multiple dependent commits are developed and reviewed independently.
- Anonymous branching lets users experiment without creating a named branch for every piece of work.
- git next and git prev navigate quickly through commits and branches in a stack.
- Interactive switching lets users choose commits visually rather than remembering branch or commit names.
- Speculative merges can detect merge conflicts before a change reaches the point where it must be merged.
- Many history operations take place in memory, avoiding unnecessary working-tree changes.
- Supports sparse indexes and other optimisations aimed at large repositories and monorepos.
- Works alongside normal interactive rebases and can identify commit graph repairs required afterwards.
Website: github.com/arxanas/git-branchless
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Developer: Waleed Khan
License: Apache License 2.0 or MIT License
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