Inspired by GitHub for Mac.
GitHub for Mac is not just a Git client.
This comment on Hacker News says it best:
They haven't re-created the git CLI tool in a GUI, they've created something different. They've created a tool that makes Git more accessible. Little things like auto-stashing when you switch branches will confuse git veterans, but it will make Git much easier to grok for newcomers because of the assumptions it makes about your Git workflow.
Why not bring this innovation back to the command line?
branches
- Get a nice pretty list of available branches.
sync [<branch>]
- Synchronizes the given branch. Defaults to current branch.
Stash, Fetch, Auto-Merge/Rebase, Push, and Unstash.
You can only sync published branches. (alias:
sy
) switch <branch>
- Switches to specified branch.
Defaults to current branch.
Automatically stashes and unstashes any changes. (alias:
sw
) publish [<branch>]
- Publishes specified branch to the remote. (alias:
pub
) unpublish <branch>
- Removes specified branch from the remote. (alias:
unp
) undo
- Un-does the last commit in git history.
install
- Installs legit git aliases.
help
- Displays help for legit command. (alias:
h
)
From PyPI with the Python package manager:
pip install legit
Or download a standalone Windows executable from GitHub Releases.
To install the cutting edge version from the git repository:
git clone https://github.com/kennethreitz/legit.git cd legit python setup.py install
Note: if you encountered Permission denied, prepend sudo before the pip or python setup.py command.
You'll then have the wonderful legit
command available. Run it within
a repository.
To install the git aliases, run the following command:
legit install
- All remote operations are carried out by the remote identified in
$ git config legit.remote remotename
- If a
stash pop
merge fails, Legit stops. I'd like to add checking for a failed merge, and undo the command with friendly error reporting.