Let’s say you’re on the GitHub page for rails/rails. Copying the URL from the
top of the page, pasting it into the terminal takes too dang long! Instead, put
this in your ~/.gitconfig:
# ~/.gitconfig
[url "git://github.com/"]
# Read-only
insteadOf = gh:
In the terminal:
git clone gh:rails/rails
Read/write github repos
What if I want to clone something to which I have push (write) access, like thoughtbot/high_voltage? Here you go:
# ~/.gitconfig
[url "git@github.com:"]
# With write access
insteadOf = wgh:
git clone wgh:thoughtbot/high_voltage
Easily add a Heroku remote
Now then, what if you need to add a Heroku remote for the sushi.heroku.com
app? You could go to Heroku, log in, click “My Apps”, click “Sushi”, and find
the remote URL. Or, you can do this:
# ~/.gitconfig
[url "git@heroku.com:"]
insteadOf = heroku:
git remote add heroku:sushi.git
Your turn
Before I learned this tip, I missed it real bad. For more, check out my gitconfig. What are your little Git tips?