title	CLI Reference
description	Every gitkit command and flag.
order	8

CLI Reference

gitkit [command] [options]

Running gitkit with no command starts the interactive wizard.

Core

Command	Description
`gitkit` / `gitkit init`	Interactive wizard to configure the repo
`gitkit status`	Show current configuration status
`gitkit clone <repo> [dir]`	Clone a repository and run the wizard
`gitkit clone -b <branch> <repo>`	Clone a specific branch

Command	Description
`gitkit hooks add <builtin>`	Install a built-in hook (hook type inferred)
`gitkit hooks add <hook> <command>`	Install a custom shell command as a hook
`gitkit hooks list`	List installed hooks
`gitkit hooks list --available`	Show all built-in hooks with descriptions
`gitkit hooks remove <hook>`	Remove an installed hook
`gitkit hooks show <hook>`	Print hook content

Command	Description
`gitkit ignore add <templates>`	Generate/merge `.gitignore` via gitignore.io
`gitkit ignore list [filter]`	List available templates

Command	Description
`gitkit attributes init`	Apply line-endings preset to `.gitattributes`

Command	Description
`gitkit config apply defaults`	`push.autoSetupRemote`, `help.autocorrect`, `diff.algorithm`
`gitkit config apply advanced`	`merge.conflictstyle zdiff3`, `rerere.enabled`
`gitkit config apply delta`	`core.pager delta`
`gitkit config show`	Show current git config values

Scope: --global (all repos) or --local (current repo). Default is --local inside a repo, --global otherwise.

Command	Description
`gitkit build list`	List saved builds
`gitkit build save <name>`	Save current repo config as a build
`gitkit build apply <name>`	Apply a saved build
`gitkit build delete <name>`	Delete a saved build

Flag	Description
`--yes`, `-y`	Skip confirmation prompts
`--force`, `-f`	Overwrite existing files
`--dry-run`	Preview changes without applying
`--help`	Show help for any command
`--version`	Show gitkit version