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I'd like the command git co to be the same as typing git checkout.

A normal Bash alias (alias co='checkout') doesn't work.

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The command:

git config --global alias.co checkout

will create a git alias to do that. It will add the following entry into your global ~/.gitconfig file:

[alias]
    co = checkout
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Also, can edit this into your git config:

[alias]
   co = checkout
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    You don't need to do '!git'. You can just use 'co = checkout'. That prevents re-invoking git under another process... which can be advantageous on Windows where starting a new process is expensive.
    – John Szakmeister
    Commented Jan 23, 2013 at 23:11
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    for people who don't know where is git config: vi ~/.gitconfig or git config --global -e
    – fangzhzh
    Commented May 20, 2014 at 2:00
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simply to add some comments, the bash alias is for setting alias for a command, and the co or checkout is the parameter or flag to the command git, so it won't work.

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