ginz 1.3

Ginz is a command-line utility that simplifies the process of cloning multiple repositories from GitHub by allowing you to specify the repositories and their branches in a single configuration file.

Ginz

Ginz is a command-line tool for cloning multiple repositories from GitHub based on a configuration file. It simplifies the process of cloning multiple repositories by allowing you to specify the repositories and their branches in a single configuration file.

Features

• Clones multiple repositories from GitHub.
• Supports specifying the branch for each repository.
• Provides progress updates during the cloning process. (Coming)
• Easy-to-use command-line interface.(Coming)
• Customizable through a configuration file.

Installation

1. Ensure that Python 3.x is installed on your system.
2. Open a terminal or command prompt.
3. Run the following command to install Ginz:

Via pip

pip install git+https://github.com/happer64bit/ginz-cli

Usage

1. Create a configuration file named Ginz.toml in the desired directory. The file should be in the TOML format.
2. Add repository entries to the configuration file in the following format:

[repository-name]
source = "https://github.com/username/repository-name"
branch = "main"

Replace [repository-name] with a unique name for each repository, source with the GitHub repository URL, and branch with the desired branch name (optional, defaults to "main").

3. Open a terminal or command prompt.
4. Navigate to the directory containing the Ginz.toml configuration file.
5. Run the following command to start the cloning process:

ginz

Ginz will read the configuration file, clone the specified repositories, and display progress updates during the cloning process.

Options

Ginz supports the following command-line options:

• --version or -v: Prints the version of Ginz.
• --help or -h: Displays help information and usage instructions.
• --refetch : Update All Repo in Ginz.toml
• --config-url <url> : Fetch Config and run

Example

Let's assume you have the following Ginz.toml configuration file:

[project-a]
source = "https://github.com/user-a/project-a"
branch = "main"

[project-b]
source = "https://github.com/user-b/project-b"
branch = "development"

Running the command gint in the directory containing the Ginz.toml file will clone project-a from the main branch and project-b from the development branch.