cli-github

A Python App to display Github from the command-line!

Live Demo

DEMO : Display the list of a user’s repositories from the username/URL, along with the number of stargazers

DEMO : Display all the folders and files within a repository recursively from the repository URL, along with their sizes

DEMO : To get the RAW version of the readme file of a repository from the repository URL

DEMO : To get the list of releases from the user’s repository URL

DEMO : Download the tarball from the user’s repository URL

DEMO : Download the zipball from the user’s repository URL

DEMO : To show the contents of a file/folder

DEMO : List the followers of the user

Installation

$ pip install cli-github

Dependencies

• prettytable

  $ pip install prettytable

• future

  $ pip install future

• python-dateutil

  $ pip install python-dateutil

Setting Up

Github Token as Permanent Environment Variable

Set your Github Personal Access Token as the environment variable GITHUB_TOKEN

$ echo "export GITHUB_TOKEN=<your-token-with-quotes>" | sudo tee -a /etc/environment

Github Token as Temporary Environment Variable

$ GITHUB_TOKEN=<your-token-with-quotes>

Without saving your Environment Variable

$ cat cli_github/mains.py | sed -e "s/API_TOKEN = os.environ.get('GITHUB_TOKEN')/API_TOKEN = <your-token-with-quotes>/" > cli_github/mains.py

Options

-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-n URL, --url URL
                    Get repos from the user profile URL/username
-r RECURSIVE, --recursive RECURSIVE
                    Get the file structure from the repo link URL
-R README, --readme README
                    Get the raw version of the repository readme file from repo link URL
-re RELEASES, --releases RELEASES
                    Get the list of releases from repo link
-dt TARBALL, --tarball TARBALL
                    Download the tarball from repo link
-dz ZIPBALL, --zipball ZIPBALL
                    Download the zipball from repo link
-op OPENFILE, --openfile OPENFILE
                    Show the contents of the given file in a repo
-f FOLLOWERS, --followers FOLLOWERS
                    Get followers of the user

Usage

Display the list of a user’s repositories from the username/URL

$ cli-github -n harshasrinivas

Display all the files and folders within a repository recursively from the repository URL

$ cli-github -r harshasrinivas/cli-github

Get the RAW version of the readme file of a repository from the repository URL

$ cli-github -R harshasrinivas/cli-github

Get the list of releases from the user’s repository URL

$ cli-github -re harshasrinivas/cli-github

Download the tarball of the any repo

$ cli-github -dt harshasrinivas/cli-github

Download the zipball of the any repo

$ cli-github -dz harshasrinivas/cli-github

Show the contents of a file/folder

$ cli-github -op harshasrinivas/cli-github/setup.py

List the followers of a user

$ cli-github -f harshasrinivas

Contribute

If you want to add features, improve them, or report issues, feel free to send a pull request.

Contributors

• harshasrinivas

• sananth12

• SanketDG

• Pratik151