git-jot(1)

Bash script to emulate branch notes, useful for branching workflows. These branch-local notes (jottings):

• persist across commits, merges, and rebases;
• can be shared and stored on remotes;
• inherit all note capabilities (e.g. history).

Installation

From the AUR, or with Homebrew:

brew install mtth/tap/git-jot

Otherwise install it manually by copying git-jot.sh as git-jot somewhere in your $PATH, then making it executable.

Usage

$ git jot # Open an editor to add notes to the current branch
$ # Do some work, add some commits, rebase, etc...
$ git jot # View and edit the existing branch note
$ git switch other-branch
$ git jot # Edit a different branch note
$ git switch original-branch
$ git jot -V # View the original branch's note
$ git jot -X # Push the branch's note to its default remote

See the manpage for all options and more information.

Alternatives

• Git branch descriptions
• git-branchnotes
• git-branch-notes