git2md 1.1.0

Convert Git repository contents to Markdown format.

git2md

A command-line tool for converting Git repository contents to Markdown format. This tool generates a Markdown file containing the repository's directory tree and the contents of its files. It supports various file types, including Python scripts, Markdown files, Jupyter Notebooks, and PDFs.

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Features

• Generate repository directory tree: Outputs the structure of the repository in a tree block format.
• Convert files to Markdown:
  • Supports syntax highlighting for code files.
  • Converts Jupyter Notebooks (.ipynb) and PDFs (.pdf) into Markdown.
• Support for .gitignore and .globalignore:
  • Automatically excludes files/directories listed in .gitignore or .globalignore.
• Custom exclusion patterns: Use regular expressions to exclude specific files or directories.
• Skip empty files: Avoids processing files with no content.
• Copy output to clipboard: Easily copy the generated Markdown output for further use.

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Requirements

• Python 3.12 or higher
• Linux operating system
• Dependencies:
  • pathspec (for .gitignore support)
  • nbconvert (for Jupyter Notebook conversion)
  • PyMuPDF4LLM (for PDF conversion)
  • wl-copy (optional, for clipboard functionality)

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Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/xpos587/git2md.git
   cd git2md
   

2. Run the installation script:

   python install.py
   

   The script will:

   • Install the package in your Python environment.
   • Create a symlink in /usr/local/bin for global access (requires sudo).

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Usage

Basic Command

git2md <path> [options]

Options

Option	Description
path	Path to the Git project directory or file to process.
-o, --output	Output file path for saving the generated Markdown.
-rex, --regex-exclude	List of regular expressions to exclude specific files or directories.
-se, --skip-empty-files	Skip empty files during processing.
-cp, --clipboard	Copy the output content to clipboard (requires wl-copy).
-igi, --ignore-gitignore	Ignore .gitignore and .globalignore rules.

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Examples

Generate Markdown for an entire repository

git2md /path/to/repo -o output.md

Exclude specific files/directories using regex

git2md /path/to/repo -rex ".*\.log$" ".*\.tmp$" -o output.md

Skip empty files and copy output to clipboard

git2md /path/to/repo -se -cp

Ignore .gitignore rules

git2md /path/to/repo -igi -o output.md

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Output Format

Directory Tree

The directory tree is included as a code block with the language identifier tree. For example:

src/
├── main.py
├── utils/
│   ├── helper.py
│   └── __init__.py
└── README.md

File Contents

Each file is included with its relative path as a header, followed by its content in a code block.

Example for a Python File (main.py)

# File: src/main.py

```python
print("Hello, world!")

End of file: src/main.py

#### Example for a Jupyter Notebook (`notebook.ipynb`)

The content is converted from `.ipynb` to Markdown and included directly:

```markdown
# File: notebook.ipynb

# Converted content from Jupyter Notebook...

# End of file: notebook.ipynb

Example for a PDF (document.pdf)

The content is extracted as Markdown:

# File: document.pdf

# Extracted content from PDF...

# End of file: document.pdf

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Global Ignore Patterns

You can create a .globalignore file in the same directory as the script to specify patterns that should be ignored across all repositories. The format is identical to .gitignore.

Example .globalignore

__pycache__/
*.pyc
.mypy_cache/
.env
*.log

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Development

To set up the development environment:

1. Create a virtual environment:

   python -m venv .venv
   source .venv/bin/activate
   

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install pathspec nbconvert pymupdf4llm
   

3. Install in editable mode:

   pip install -e .
   

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

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Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature').
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature).
5. Open a Pull Request.

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Authors

Michael ([e-mail])

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Acknowledgments

Thanks to the developers of the pathspec, nbconvert, and PyMuPDF4LLM libraries.

Inspired by the need to easily document Git repositories for LLM-based workflows.