IT for operating businesses

Using the git-notes Command

Add or inspect object notes. More information: <https://git-scm.com/docs/git-notes>.

  • List all notes and the objects they are attached to:

git notes list

  • List all notes attached to a given object (defaults to HEAD):

git notes list *object*

  • Show the notes attached to a given object (defaults to HEAD):

git notes show *object*

  • Append a note to a specified object (opens the default text editor):

git notes append *object*

  • Append a note to a specified object, specifying the message:

git notes append --message="*message_text*"

  • Edit an existing note (defaults to HEAD):

git notes edit *object*

  • Copy a note from one object to another:

git notes copy *source_object* *target_object*

  • Remove all the notes added to a specified object:

git notes remove *object*


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