Git Powertools

A set of powertools for git.

1. Git setup -- initialize a repository with remote.
2. Git collapse -- collapses all the history from the master branch.
3. Git clone-all -- clones all repositories of a given user.
4. Links to additional awesome git tools.

1. Git Setup

Git setup initializes a local git repository and pushes it to a remote git.

Quick Start

Download git-setup and make it executable by running:

	$  chmod u+x git-setup

To setup a repository, run from within the repository to setup:

	$  Run git setup REMOTE_REPOSITORY

Example of REMOTE_REPOSITORY: git@github.com:user/repository-name.git

Git setup configures and commits the repository with message initial commit. Subsequent commits to the remote repository can be pushed with git push.

2. Git Collapse

Git collapse discards all the history from the master branch.

Quick Start

Download git-collapse and make it executable by running:

	$  chmod u+x git-collapse

To rollup a repository, run from within the repository to rollup:

	$  Run git collapse COMMIT_MESSAGE

Git collapse commits the repository files to recreate the master branch with only the latest versions, as if it was a brand new repository. Git collapse does not delete or affect other branches (besides latest_branch which is used to recreate the master branch).

Important:

• No Undo: Git collapse cannot be undone!

• Broken Forks: All forks of the repository will stop working after git collapse!

How It Works?

Git collapse creates a new temporary branch (latest_branch), and commits the latest revision of all files from the master branch to latest_branch.

Then it deletes the master branch, makes latest-branch the master branch. Finally, git collapse forces a push to origin.

2. Git Clone-All

Git clone-all creates a local copy of all public Github repositories of a given user.

Quick Start

Download git-clone-all and make it executable by running:

$  chmod u+x git-clone-all

To clone all public repositories of a given user:

1. Find the Github USERID of the user. The USERID appears immediately after github.com/. For my account, the USERID is macp3o.

2. Run:

$  git clone-all USERID [DIRECTORY]

Or, move to the target directory and omit DIRECTORY in the command above.

Dependencies

Requires bash, curl, sed, and obviously git.

4. Links to Additional Git Tools

Additional wonderful git tools are available from:

• TJ's Git Extras, and
• Steve Mao's Awesome Git Addons curated list of git addons.

MIT License

Git Powertools is open-source software released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details.