MyGit - Autocomplete and Info

This work was for fun, when i was tired to do all the times git branch and git status, just to know what was untracked, modified, etc, or even to know if i had some work stashed (real problems can happen if you forget your stashed work 😬 ...).

Features

• Show the name of the working branch
• Identifies:
  • untracked %
  • unstaged *
  • staged +
  • stashed $
  • Difference between HEAD and its upstream
    • < indicates you are behind
    • >indicates you are ahead
    • <> indicates you have diverged
    • = indicates that there is no difference
• Some colour in the prompt of macOS terminal
• ls command shows colours for different types of files and folders
• type gitmenuto bring up the menu

Notes (more like added info!)

• Only loads the git identifiers when you open the terminal in a Git repository (no need to overcharge bash when not!), but colour in the prompt of macOS terminal loads everytime
• Tested in Linux Ubuntu and macOS Mojave

Installation

• macOS install:

  • Go to your HOME folder (~/), and then:
    • copy there the git_plugins folder
    • copy and paste the code in the macOS_bash.bash_profile to your .bash_profile file (if you do not have it, create one), or other bash profile you use
    • Mark my code for future updates, for example:

    #### START - MyGit-Autocomplete
    <my code>
    #### END - MyGit-Autocomplete

• Linux install:

  • Go to your HOME folder (~/), and then:
    • copy there the git_plugins folder
    • copy and paste the code in the linux_bash.bashrc to your .bashrc file (if you do not have it, create one), or other bash profile you use
    • Mark my code for future updates, for example:

    #### START - MyGit-Autocomplete
    <my code>
    #### END - MyGit-Autocomplete

Thanks and Credits

The fun of this work was made possible by:

• Git Documentation in the Git Homepage
• The book Git Pro
• Git web interface in GitHub (home of the files git-completition.bash and git-prompt.sh)

Links of information files used:

• Git Pro [ pdf | epub | mobi ]
• GitHub Cheat Sheet [ pdf ]
• Visual Git Cheat Sheet [ page link ]