How to alias 'git checkout' to 'git co'

Question

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.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Also, can edit this into your git config:

[alias]
   co = checkout

Answer 3

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.