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

# git-repl(1)

git read-eval-print-loop

## NAME

**git-repl** - git read-eval-print-loop

## SYNOPSIS

**git-repl**

**git-repl** \[command...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Git read-eval-print-loop. Lets you run **git** commands without typing 'git'.

Commands can be prefixed with an exclamation mark (!) to be interpreted as a regular shell command.

Any arguments to git repl will be taken collectively as the first command to execute in the repl.

Type **exit**, **quit**, or **q** to end the repl session. Ctrl-D and Ctrl-C will also work.

## COMMANDS

\<command\>

Interpreted as **git \<command\>**.

!\<command\>

Interpreted as **\<command\>** (not through **git**).

ls

Equivalent of 'git ls-files'.

exit\|quit\|q

Ends the repl session.

## EXAMPLES

```
$ git repl
git version 2.34.1
git-extras version 7.3.0
Type 'ls' to ls files below current directory; '!command' to execute any command or just 'subcommand' to execute any git subcommand; 'quit', 'exit', 'q', ^D, or ^C to exit the git repl.
git (master)> ls-files
History.md
Makefile
Readme.md
bin/git-changelog
bin/git-count
bin/git-delete-branch
bin/git-delete-tag
bin/git-ignore
bin/git-release
git (master)> !echo Straight from the shell!
Straight from the shell!
git (master)> quit
```

## AUTHOR

Written by Tj Holowaychuk \<*tj@vision-media.ca*\>. Updated by Wyatt S Carpenter to add display of the previous command's exit status, 'q', and the ability to pass in the initial command as arguments.

## REPORTING BUGS

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

## SEE ALSO

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