Git Comparison#

We aim to match our CLI command behavior as closely to their Git equivalent as possible. This page lists the commands that are currently supported, and any known limitations.

Setup and Config#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`config`	✅
`help`	🟠

Getting and Creating Databases#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`init`	✅
`clone`	✅

Basic Snapshotting#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`add`	✅
`status`	✅
`commit`	✅
`notes`	❌
`restore`	❌
`reset`	✅
`rm`	🟠	See dolt table rm
`mv`	🟠	See dolt table mv

Branching and Merging#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`branch`	✅
`checkout`	✅
`merge`	✅
`log`	✅
`stash`	✅
`tag`	✅
`worktree`	❌
`switch`	❌

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`fetch`	✅
`pull`	✅
`push`	✅
`remote`	✅

Inspection and Comparison#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`show`	🟠	not supported for merge commits or internal objects
`diff`	✅
`range-diff`	❌
`shortlog`	❌

Patching#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`cherry-pick`	✅
`rebase`	✅
`revert`	✅

Debugging#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`bisect`	❌
`blame`	✅

Administration#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`clean`	🟠	does not completely match Git’s behavior
`gc`	✅
`fsck`	✅
`reflog`	✅	does not completely match Git’s behavior: only supports named references (not Git’s special refs) shows deleted refs
`filter-branch`	✅

Plumbing Commands#

Component	Supported	Notes and limitations
`check-ignore`	❌
`ls`	✅
`merge-base`	✅
`rev-list`	❌
`rev-parse`	❌
`name-rev`	❌
`show-ref`	❌
`update-ref`	❌

If you are interested in a command that is currently unsupported, please open an issue or contact us on discord.