share-my-repo 1.1.0

CLI tool to package git repositories for sharing with LLMs

share-my-repo

Version: 0.1.0
Author: Hitesh Sachdeva
License: MIT

share-my-repo is a CLI tool designed to package Git repositories into a format suitable for analysis by Large Language Models (LLMs). It provides a detailed snapshot of the repository, including directory structure, file contents, Git information, and summary statistics.

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Features

File Discovery & Processing

• Recursive file discovery - Automatically finds and processes all files in a repository
• Smart file filtering - Skip binary files, large files, and unwanted directories
• Multiple repository support - Handle single files or multiple repositories at once
• Line numbers in output - Optionally include line numbers for all file contents
• Respect .gitignore - Automatically detect and respect .gitignore files, skipping any files that are ignored by Git in the repository.

Directory Structure

• Visual tree representation - Generates clear, easy-to-read directory trees
• Organized file listing - Shows the complete organization of all included files

Advanced Filtering

• Pattern-based filtering - Include/exclude files using glob patterns (*.py, *.js, etc.)
• Recent changes filter - Show only files modified in the last 7 days with --recent flag
• File size limits - Optional truncation of large files to avoid overwhelming output
• Preview feature - Limit the number of lines shown per file with --preview <N>. Useful for quickly inspecting file content without printing full files.

Git Integration

• Repository metadata - Retrieve commit hash, branch, author, and date information
• Git-aware processing - Automatically detects and processes Git repositories

Output Formats & Analysis

• Multiple output formats - Generate Markdown, JSON, or YAML output
• Token estimation - Estimate token count for LLM input optimization
• Summary statistics - File counts, line counts, and other useful metrics
• TOML configuration file support - Store commonly used options in a project-level config file

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Installation

Make sure you have Python 3.7+ installed.

1. Clone the repository:

For End Users

Clone and install the package:

# clone the repository 
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/share-my-repo.git
cd share-my-repo

# install dependencies
pip install .

For Development / Contributors

Install in editable mode to make code changes without reinstalling:

# clone the repository 
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/share-my-repo.git
cd share-my-repo

# install dependencies
pip install -e .

Dependencies:

• gitpython>=3.1.0

• click>=8.0.0

• pyyaml (for YAML output)

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Usage

share-my-repo [OPTIONS] [PATHS...]

Options

Option	Description
-o, --output <file>	Path to save the output file. If omitted, output is printed to console.
-v, --version	Show the version of the tool.
-h, --help	Show help message and exit.
--include	Include files matching a pattern (e.g., "*.py,*.js").
--exclude	Exclude files matching a pattern (e.g., "*.log,venv").
--max-file-size	Maximum file size in bytes (default: 16384). Larger files are truncated.
--format	Output format: markdown (default), json, yaml.
--tokens	Show estimated token count for LLM input.
-r, --recent	Include only files modified in the last 7 days. Shows modification dates in output.
-l, --line-numbers	Include line numbers for file content in output..
--preview	Limit the number of lines displayed per file. Useful to avoid printing full file content.
--use-gitignore	Respect .gitignore file patterns and exclude ignored files from processing.

Examples

Process the current directory and print Markdown to console:

share-my-repo .

Process a repository and save output to a file:

share-my-repo . --output repo_context.md

Include only Python and JavaScript files:

share-my-repo . --include "*.py,*.js"

Output as JSON:

share-my-repo . --format json --output repo.json

Show only recently modified files (last 7 days):

share-my-repo . --recent

Show recent changes and save to file:

share-my-repo . --recent --output recent_changes.md

Combine recent filter with other options:

share-my-repo . --recent --include "*.py" --format json

Include line numbers in file contents:

share-my-repo . --line-numbers
share-my-repo . -l

Preview the first 5 lines of each file:

share-my-repo . --preview 5

Preview the first 10 lines of a specific folder or file:

share-my-repo src --preview 10
share-my-repo README.md --preview 10

Respect .gitignore and process files accordingly:

share-my-repo . --use-gitignore
share-my-repo src --use-gitignore
share-my-repo README.md --use-gitignore

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Configuration via TOML

You can store commonly used options in a project-level TOML configuration file so you don't have to pass the same flags every time.

Supported filenames (place in the repository root):

• .share-my-repo-config.toml
• .share-my-repo.toml

Behavior:

• If a supported TOML config file exists in the current working directory, share-my-repo will load the file and use the values as defaults.
• CLI arguments always take precedence — any option you pass on the command line overrides the value from the TOML file.
• Unknown keys in the TOML file are ignored (this makes it safe to add future options).
• If the TOML file exists but cannot be parsed, the program will exit with an error message.

Supported options in TOML (examples):

• output (string) — path to write output
• format (string) — markdown, json, or yaml
• include / exclude — either a single CSV string (e.g., "*.py,*.js") or an array of strings (e.g., [".py",".md"])
• max_file_size (integer) — bytes before truncation
• tokens, recent, line_numbers (boolean)
• preview (integer) — number of lines to show per file
• use_gitignore (boolean) — whether to respect .gitignore files. Default is false.

Configuration with TOML You can also create a .share-my-repo-config.toml file in the root of your repository to avoid typing the same flags every time.
By default, this file is optional and empty, but you can uncomment and edit the keys to customize the behavior.

Example .share-my-repo-config.toml:

output = "output.txt"
include = "*.js"
exclude = "*test*"
max_file_size = 1024
format = "json"
use_gitignore = true
# etc...

Parser note: the tool tries to use Python 3.11's built-in tomllib first; when running under older Python versions it falls back to the tomli package. If you are using Python < 3.11, install the fallback with:

pip install tomli

Running:

# Process the current directory 
share-my-repo .

# Save output to a file
share-my-repo . --output repo_context.md

# Change output format 
share-my-repo . --format json --output repo.json
share-my-repo . --format yaml --output repo.yaml

# Include only certain files
share-my-repo . --include "*.py,*.js"

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Structure

share-my-repo/
├── README.md
├── setup.py
├── LICENSE
├── .gitignore
└── src/
    ├── cli.py
    ├── file_processor.py
    ├── formatter.py
    ├── git_info.py
    ├── main.py
    └── __init__.py

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Running Tests

1. Install development dependencies

pip install -e .[dev]

2. Run all tests

pytest -v

3. Run a single test file

pytest -v tests/test_main.py

4. Run a single test function

pytest -v tests/test_main.py::TestMain::test_example

5. Watch for changes and run tests automatically

ptw

We provide scripts to run tests with coverage on both Windows and Mac/Linux.

Windows

Run all tests with coverage:

scripts\test.bat

Linux

 ./scripts/test.sh

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Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please follow these steps:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature-name.
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m "Add feature".
4. Push to your branch: git push origin feature-name.
5. Open a Pull Request.

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License

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