git-yoink

a tiny git utility for golang-style directory structures.

for example, git@github.com:kognise/water.css.git will go into the folder structure github.com/kognise/water.css. this helps a lot with duplicate names and organization.

installation

to install...

# NPM
npm install -g git-yoink

# Yarn v1
yarn global add git-yoink

i recommend adding a git alias as well so you can simply run git yoink...

git config --global alias.yoink '!git-yoink'

i personally have it aliased to git get.

usage

just use it instead of your normal clone...

git yoink git@github.com:kognise/water.css.git

create an issue if you have any questions!

config

all configuration is done via environment variables:

• GIT_YOINK_ROOT

  this is recommended! git-yoink will always clone everything into this directory instead of the working directory.

  example: /Users/kognise/Documents/Programming/

• GIT_YOINK_REGISTRY

  if you use a smart cd command like zoxide, you can set this to automatically add the cloned directory to make it easier to cd into. the command passed will be called after clone with the directory passed as an argument.

  example: zoxide add