Command Cheatsheet

Common tasks and their commands. Click any command to see full documentation in the command reference.

Graphite fully supports multiple Git worktrees. Starting in gt version 1.8.4, Graphite does not modify branches checked out in another worktree in most cases. See Work in multiple Git worktrees for details.

Viewing your stack

Task	Command	Short Form
See full information about your branches, PRs, and worktree locations	`gt log`
See all of your branches	`gt log short`	`gt ls`

Creating and modifying branches

Task	Command	Short Form
Create a new branch	`gt create`	`gt c`
Create a branch on top of a branch checked out in another worktree	`gt create --onto <branch>`
Create a branch, stage all, commit with message	`gt create --all --message "message"`	`gt c -am "message"`
Amend staged changes to current branch	`gt modify`	`gt m`
Stage all changes and amend them to current branch	`gt modify --all`	`gt m -a`
Add a new commit to current branch	`gt modify --commit`	`gt m -c`
Stage all changes and add a new commit to current branch with message	`gt modify --commit --all --message "message"`	`gt m -cam "message"`
Amend staged changes to a downstack branch	`gt modify --into`	`gt m --into`

Syncing and submitting

Task	Command	Short Form
Pull trunk, clean up merged branches, restack	`gt sync`
Push current branch and all downstack branches to remote and create/update PRs	`gt submit`
Push all branches in current stack to remote and create/update PRs	`gt submit --stack`	`gt ss`
Only push branches and update PRs for branches that already have PRs open	`gt submit --stack --update-only`	`gt ss -u`

Navigating your stack

Task	Command	Short Form
Switch to a specific branch	`gt checkout`	`gt co`
Move up one branch	`gt up`	`gt u`
Move down one branch	`gt down`	`gt d`
Move up/down multiple branches	`gt up 3`, `gt down 2`	`gt u 3`, `gt d 2`
Go to the top of the stack	`gt top`	`gt t`
Go to the bottom of the stack	`gt bottom`	`gt b`

Reorganizing your stack

Task	Command	Short Form
Move branch to a new parent	`gt move`
Fold branch into its parent	`gt fold`
Delete branch but keep changes in working tree	`gt pop`
Reorder branches in your stack	`gt reorder`
Split branch into multiple branches	`gt split`	`gt sp`
Squash all commits in branch into one	`gt squash`	`gt sq`
Distribute staged changes to downstack branches by amending relevant commits	`gt absorb`	`gt ab`

Recovery

Task	Command	Short Form
Undo the most recent Graphite mutation	`gt undo`

Tracking branches

Task	Command	Short Form
Start tracking an existing Git branch with Graphite	`gt track`	`gt tr`
Stop tracking a branch	`gt untrack`	`gt utr`

Collaborating

Task	Command	Short Form
Fetch a teammate’s stack locally	`gt get`
Freeze a branch to prevent accidental edits	`gt freeze`
Unfreeze a branch	`gt unfreeze`

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References

Command Cheatsheet

Viewing your stack

Creating and modifying branches

Syncing and submitting

Navigating your stack

Reorganizing your stack

Recovery

Tracking branches

Collaborating

​Viewing your stack

​Creating and modifying branches

​Syncing and submitting

​Navigating your stack

​Reorganizing your stack

​Recovery

​Tracking branches

​Collaborating

Viewing your stack

Creating and modifying branches

Syncing and submitting

Navigating your stack

Reorganizing your stack

Recovery

Tracking branches

Collaborating