Git Magic

This document contains tips and tricks for working with git.

Checkout a Pull Request

Add the following to your user's git config file (~/.gitconfig for linux):

[alias]
        pr = "!f() { git fetch -fu ${2:-origin} refs/pull/$1/head:pr/$1 && git checkout pr/$1; }; f"

Then use the command in the project directory, like this:

git pr NUMBER_OF_PULL_REQUEST REMOTE