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Commands Reference
Complete reference for jj commands and their options.
Table of Contents
- Repository Setup
- Status and History
- Creating and Editing Commits
- History Rewriting
- Bookmarks (Branches)
- Git Operations
- Operation Log
- File Operations
- Workspaces
- Configuration
Repository Setup
jj git clone
Clone a Git repository:
jj git clone <url> [destination]
jj git clone --colocate <url> # Allow git commands (default)
jj git clone --no-colocate <url> # jj-only repo
jj git clone --branch <branch> # Clone specific branch
jj git clone --depth <n> # Shallow clone
jj git init
Initialize a new repository:
jj git init # New colocated repo (default)
jj git init --no-colocate # New jj-only repo
jj git init --git-repo <path> # Use existing git repo as backend
Status and History
jj status (alias: st)
Show working copy status:
jj status
jj st [paths...] # Status for specific paths
jj log
Show commit history:
jj log # Default: mutable commits
jj log -r <revset> # Specific revisions
jj log -r '::' # All commits
jj log -n 10 # Limit to 10 commits
jj log -p # Show patches
jj log -s # Summary (files changed)
jj log --stat # Show diffstat
jj log --no-graph # Flat list, no graph
jj log --reversed # Oldest first
jj log -T <template> # Custom template
jj log [paths...] # Commits touching paths
jj show
Show commit details:
jj show # Current working copy
jj show <rev> # Specific revision
jj show -s # Summary only
jj show -p # Patch (default)
jj show --stat # Diffstat
jj show --git # Git-format diff
jj diff
Show changes:
jj diff # Changes in working copy
jj diff -r <rev> # Changes in revision vs parent
jj diff --from <rev> # From specific revision
jj diff --to <rev> # To specific revision
jj diff --from <A> --to <B> # Between two revisions
jj diff -s # Summary
jj diff --stat # Diffstat
jj diff --git # Git format
jj diff --color-words # Word-level diff
jj diff [paths...] # Specific paths only
Creating and Editing Commits
jj new
Create a new commit:
jj new # New commit on working copy parent
jj new <rev> # New commit on specific revision
jj new <A> <B> # Merge commit with multiple parents
jj new -m "message" # With description
jj new --no-edit # Don't make it working copy
jj new -A <rev> # Insert after revision
jj new -B <rev> # Insert before revision
jj describe (alias: desc)
Edit commit description:
jj describe # Edit working copy description
jj describe <rev> # Edit specific revision
jj describe -m "message" # Set message directly
jj describe --stdin # Read from stdin
jj edit
Switch working copy to edit existing commit:
jj edit <rev> # Edit specific revision
jj commit (alias: ci)
Finalize working copy and create new commit:
jj commit # Describe and create new
jj commit -m "message" # With message
jj commit -i # Interactive selection
jj commit [paths...] # Only specified paths
History Rewriting
jj squash
Move changes into parent:
jj squash # All changes to parent
jj squash -r <rev> # From specific revision
jj squash -i # Interactive selection
jj squash [paths...] # Only specific paths
jj squash --from <A> --into <B> # Between arbitrary commits
jj squash -m "message" # Set combined description
jj squash -k # Keep source (don't abandon)
jj split
Split commit into two:
jj split # Interactive split of working copy
jj split -r <rev> # Split specific revision
jj split [paths...] # Put paths in first commit
jj split -i # Interactive mode
jj split -p # Parallel (sibling) commits
jj split -m "message" # First commit message
jj rebase
Move commits to different parents:
# What to rebase:
jj rebase -b <rev> # Branch containing rev (default: -b @)
jj rebase -s <rev> # Source and descendants
jj rebase -r <rev> # Only revision (not descendants)
# Where to rebase:
jj rebase -d <dest> # Onto destination
jj rebase -A <rev> # Insert after
jj rebase -B <rev> # Insert before
# Examples:
jj rebase -d main # Rebase current branch onto main
jj rebase -s X -d Y # Rebase X and descendants onto Y
jj rebase -r X -d Y # Rebase only X onto Y
jj rebase -r X -A Y # Insert X after Y
jj rebase -r X -B Y # Insert X before Y
# Options:
jj rebase --skip-emptied # Abandon commits that become empty
jj diffedit
Interactively edit commit contents:
jj diffedit # Edit working copy
jj diffedit -r <rev> # Edit specific revision
jj diffedit --from <A> --to <B> # Edit diff between revisions
jj diffedit --tool <tool> # Use specific diff editor
jj diffedit --restore-descendants # Preserve descendant content
jj duplicate
Copy commits:
jj duplicate # Duplicate working copy
jj duplicate <revs> # Duplicate specific revisions
jj duplicate -A <rev> # Insert duplicates after
jj duplicate -B <rev> # Insert duplicates before
jj abandon
Remove commits (keep content in descendants):
jj abandon # Abandon working copy
jj abandon <revs> # Abandon specific revisions
jj abandon --retain-bookmarks # Move bookmarks to parents
jj restore
Restore files from another revision:
jj restore # Restore all from parent
jj restore [paths...] # Restore specific paths
jj restore --from <rev> # Source revision
jj restore --into <rev> # Destination revision
jj restore -c <rev> # Undo changes in revision
jj restore -i # Interactive mode
jj parallelize
Make commits siblings instead of parent-child:
jj parallelize <revs> # Make revisions parallel
Bookmarks (Branches)
jj bookmark (alias: b)
Manage bookmarks:
# List
jj bookmark list
jj bookmark list -a # Include all remotes
jj bookmark list -r <revs> # Bookmarks at revisions
# Create/Set
jj bookmark create <name> # At working copy
jj bookmark create <name> -r <rev>
jj bookmark set <name> # Move to working copy
jj bookmark set <name> -r <rev> # Move to revision
jj bookmark set <name> -B # Allow moving backwards
# Modify
jj bookmark move <name> # Move to working copy
jj bookmark move --from <rev> # Move from revision
jj bookmark rename <old> <new>
# Delete
jj bookmark delete <name> # Delete (will push deletion)
jj bookmark forget <name> # Forget (won't push deletion)
# Remote tracking
jj bookmark track <name>@<remote>
jj bookmark untrack <name>@<remote>
Git Operations
jj git fetch
Fetch from remote:
jj git fetch # From default remote
jj git fetch --remote <name> # From specific remote
jj git fetch --all-remotes # From all remotes
jj git fetch --branch <pattern> # Specific branches
jj git push
Push to remote:
jj git push --bookmark <name> # Push specific bookmark
jj git push --all # Push all bookmarks
jj git push --tracked # Push all tracked
jj git push --deleted # Push deletions
jj git push --change <rev> # Create bookmark from change
jj git push --remote <name> # To specific remote
jj git push --dry-run # Show what would be pushed
jj git remote
Manage remotes:
jj git remote list
jj git remote add <name> <url>
jj git remote remove <name>
jj git remote rename <old> <new>
jj git remote set-url <name> <url>
jj git import / jj git export
Sync with underlying Git repo (rarely needed in colocated repos):
jj git import # Import Git changes to jj
jj git export # Export jj changes to Git
Operation Log
jj op log
View operation history:
jj op log # Full operation log
jj op log -n 10 # Limit entries
jj op log -p # Show patches
jj op log -d # Show operation diffs
jj undo / jj redo
Undo/redo operations:
jj undo # Undo last operation
jj redo # Redo after undo
jj op restore
Restore to previous state:
jj op restore <op-id> # Restore to operation
jj op show
Show operation details:
jj op show # Current operation
jj op show <op-id> # Specific operation
jj op show -p # With patches
File Operations
jj file
File-related commands:
jj file list # List files in working copy
jj file list -r <rev> # Files in specific revision
jj file show <path> # Show file content
jj file show -r <rev> <path> # Content at revision
jj file annotate <path> # Blame (line origins)
jj file chmod x <path> # Make executable
jj file chmod n <path> # Remove executable
jj file track <paths> # Start tracking
jj file untrack <paths> # Stop tracking
Workspaces
jj workspace
Manage multiple working copies:
jj workspace list # List workspaces
jj workspace add <path> # Add workspace
jj workspace add -r <rev> <path> # At specific revision
jj workspace forget [name] # Remove workspace
jj workspace root # Show workspace root
jj workspace update-stale # Update stale workspace
Configuration
jj config
Manage configuration:
jj config list # Show all config
jj config get <key> # Get specific value
jj config set --user <key> <val> # Set user config
jj config set --repo <key> <val> # Set repo config
jj config edit --user # Edit user config
jj config edit --repo # Edit repo config
jj config path --user # Show config file path
Utility Commands
Other useful commands
jj root # Show repo root
jj version # Show jj version
jj resolve # Resolve conflicts
jj resolve -l # List conflicts
jj evolog # Show change evolution
jj interdiff --from <A> --to <B> # Compare changes of commits
jj next # Move to child commit
jj prev # Move to parent commit
jj fix # Run code formatters
jj sign # Sign commits
jj sparse set --add <path> # Add to sparse checkout
jj sparse set --remove <path> # Remove from sparse
jj util completion <shell> # Generate shell completions
jj util gc # Garbage collect
Global Options
Available on all commands:
jj -R <path> # Use different repo
jj --at-op <op-id> # Load at operation
jj --ignore-working-copy # Skip working copy snapshot
jj --ignore-immutable # Allow modifying immutable
jj --color <when> # always/never/auto
jj --no-pager # Disable pager
jj --config <key=value> # Override config
jj --config-file <path> # Additional config file
jj --quiet # Less output
jj --debug # Debug output