This lightweight shell script is designed to recursively check a target directory for Git repositories, stage all changes, and commit them to the _asd_ branch (creating the branch if it doesn't already exist) with a message indicating the number of modified files. The script will run as a background daemon, checking for changes every 15 minutes.

Common Linux/UNIX binaries must be installed and available in the $PATH, to search you can use:

$ which git find printf
/usr/bin/git
/usr/bin/find
/usr/bin/printf

Note printf can be replaced with echo in shell script if desired.

Clone git repository and make the script executable using chmod +x autosaved.sh. Optionally, copy it to /usr/sbin/autosaved to access as a deamon. Instructions for usage can be printed using -h help text argument.

[autosaved]::git autocommit daemon
Automatically stage and commits change to '_asd_' branch every 15 minutes
Usage: autosaved --target DIRECTORY [--branch BRANCH] [--delay DELAY]
  --target  ASD_TARGET  Required. Spcify directory to watch for git repo(s), recursively.
  --branch  ASD_BRANCH  Optional. Default value '_asd_'. Specify git branch to commit changes.
  --delay   ASD_DELAY   Optional. Default value '900'. Specify thread sleep delay.

The script will display status information, including these events to stdout:

When the script starts checking for changes
When changes are committed
When the script is sleeping

Please make sure to test this script in a safe and controlled environment before using it on important data. The script is provided as-is and the author is not responsible for any potential data loss or corruption.

Project made available under GPLv3 License, refer to LICENSE.