ClickUp Git Tips: Streamline Branches and Commits with Custom Aliases

If you're using ClickUp to manage you tasks and Git for version control, this little productivity trick is about to save you a bunch of keystrokes (and keep your commit messages and branches clean and consistent).

Let’s create two Git aliases:

• clickcommit → for standardized commits like:

    CU-869dmvybt: Fix login error
  

• clickbranch → for consistent branches like:

    CU-869dmvybt_link-training-video-to-form-discretely
  

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Step 1: Add the Git Aliases

Add these to your Git config via terminal:

ClickUp Commit Alias

git config --global alias.clickcommit '!f() { git commit -m "CU-$1: $2"; }; f'

ClickUp Branch Alias

git config --global alias.clickbranch '!f() { git checkout -b "CU-$1_$2"; }; f'

These define simple shell functions that take two arguments and plug them into your Git workflow.

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How to Use

Creating a ClickUp Branch

Use this to quickly spin up a descriptive branch:

git clickbranch 869dmvybt link-training-video-to-form-discretely

This creates and checks out:

CU-869dmvybt_link-training-video-to-form-discretely

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Making a ClickUp Commit

Use the alias like this:

git clickcommit 869dmvybt "example commit message"

This will run:

git commit -m "CU-869dmvybt: example commit message"

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Why This Rocks

• ClickUp task IDs stay linked to your Git history

• Consistent naming = easier team collaboration

• Fewer keystrokes = faster development

• No forgetting or mismatching task IDs in branches or messages