PSGitHelper

Table of Contents

• 1. Module
• 2. Git functions
• 3. Installation
• 4. Changes
• 5. Development
• 6. See also

Revision History

Author	Version	Date	Description
skr444	1.2	2025-06-02	Updated module version and Chapter 4, Changes.
skr444	1.1	2025-06-02	Updated module version. Removed Known bugs section.
skr444	1.0	2025-06-01	Created document.

1. Module

Identifier

PSGitHelper

Latest stable version

1.0.2

Minimum Powershell version

5.1

This module contains a few Powershell cmdlets that provide aliases for frequently used git commands. Creating aliases for external commands can be achieved in various ways in Powershell. This module is merely a bundle of my most used git commands.

2. Git functions

Overview of git convenience functions.

Name	Comment	Alias
Get-GitStatus	git status	gist
New-GitWipCommit	Combines git add ., git commit -m ".." and git push	wip
Remove-OrphanedLocalBranches	Deletes local branches that have no remote branch.	gpl
Update-LocalGitRepository	Performs git fetch --all --prune with the optional --prune-tags switch.	gfa

3. Installation

1. Clone this repo with: git clone https://github.com/skr444/psgithelper.git

2. Run the build script.

3. Decide which Powershell profile you want to install this module in.

   • Find available Powershell module locations with $Env:PSModulePath -split ';'

4. Copy the entire output folder PSGitHelper to the desired module folder.

   • See the module available for import with Get-Module -ListAvailable.

5. Open a Powershell console and import the module with Import-Module -Name PSGitHelper.

   • The module will only be available for the duration of the session.

Note	This module will be published on the Powershell Gallery some day.

4. Changes

Date	Version	Changes
2025-06-02	1.0.2	Unified Powershell directives. See #5
2025-06-02	1.0.1	Fixed issue in build script. See #2
2025-06-01	1.0.0	Initial version.

5. Development

Use the samples/development/Get-ModuleMetaData.ps1 script to obtain a list of items to update the manifest or module script.

6. See also

If you don’t already know posh-git, you will definitely like that too. The posh-git module is vastly more sophisticated and has been an inspiration for this one.