git-chainsaw 0.1.11

A lightweight wrapper around git subtrees that lets you work with many subtrees at once

Chainsaw

A lightweight wrapper around git subtrees that lets you work with many subtrees at once

Installation

pip install git-chainsaw

Dependencies

• git v1.7.11 or above
• make sure the git command is recognized wherever you plan to run this
• python3 + pip

Usage

Example chainsaw.json

[
    {
        "prefix": "bingo",
        "remote": "https://github.com/nasa/bingo.git",
        "branch": "master"
    },
    {
        "prefix": "trick",
        "remote": "https://github.com/nasa/trick.git",
        "branch": "master"
    }
]

Adding subtrees:

# From a predefined chainsaw.json file
chainsaw add --all [--squash]

# From scratch (Subtrees will be added to chainsaw.json)
chainsaw add bingo https://github.com/nasa/bingo.git master [--squash]

Updating subtrees:

# Pull specific subtrees only
chainsaw pull bingo trick [etc.] [--squash]

# Pull changes from all subtrees
chainsaw pull --all [--squash]

Updating subtree remotes:

# Push changes for specific subtrees only
chainsaw push bingo trick [etc.]

# Push changes for all subtrees
chainsaw push --all

List subtrees:

# Print the prefix of each subtree found by git log
chainsaw ls

# Graph subtree history
chainsaw graph