---
name: "git-magic"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "git-extras"
version: "7.3.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/git-magic"
---

# git-magic(1)

Automate add/commit/push routines

## NAME

**git-magic** - Automate add/commit/push routines

## SYNOPSIS

**git-magic** \[-a\] \[-m *msg*\] \[-e\] \[-p\] \[-f\]

## DESCRIPTION

Produces summary of changes for commit message from **git status --porcelain** output. Commits staged changes with the generated commit message and opens editor to modify generated commit message optionally. Also staging and pushing can be automated optionally.

## OPTIONS

\-a

Adds everything including untracked files.

\-m *msg*

Use the given *msg* as the commit message. If multiple -m options are given, their values are concatenated as separate paragraphs. Passed to git commit command. The generated is appended to user-given messages.

\-e

This option lets you further edit the generated message. Passed to git commit command.

\-p

Runs **git push** after commit.

\-f

Adds **-f** option to **git push** command.

\-h

Prints synopsis.

## EXAMPLES

This example stages all changes then commits with automatic commit message.

-

  ```
  $ git magic -a
  [feature/magic dc2a11e] A  man/git-magic.md
   1 file changed, 37 insertions(+)
   create mode 100644 man/git-auto.md
  # git log
  Author: overengineer <54alpersaid@gmail.com>
  Date:   Thu Sep 30 20:14:22 2021 +0300
      M  man/git-magic.md
  ```

-

  **-m** option PREPENDS generated message.

-

  ```
  $ git magic -am "Added documentation for git magic"
  [feature/magic dc2a11e] Added documentation for git magic
   1 file changed, 42 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
   create mode 100644 A man/git-auto.md
  $ git log
  Author: overengineer <54alpersaid@gmail.com>
  Date:   Thu Sep 30 20:14:22 2021 +0300
      Added documentation for git magic
      M  man/git-magic.md
  ```

-

  ## AUTHOR

Written by Alper S. Soylu *54alpersaid@gmail.com*

## REPORTING BUGS

\<*https://github.com/tj/git-extras/issues*\>

## SEE ALSO

\<*https://github.com/tj/git-extras*\>