tyonly / cron-auto-push

A script to automate pushing to Github

Cron-Auto-Push

A script to automate pushing from a local *nix system to a remote Git server over HTTP(S). SSH coming soon!

Installation:

• Automated:

  1. Run the following command:
     • bash setup.sh OR
     • ./setup.sh if permissions are set correctly.
       • By default the setup script is executable.
  2. Fill out the information that the script will prompt you for.
     • Here is a screenshot of the information that I would fill out for this repository:
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  3. The cronjob will now automatically be created for you.
     In the future, the setup script will input a crontab for you. The workaround for now is to follow steps 3 and 4 in the Manual section

• Manual:

  • Follow these steps to install the script:
    1. Edit lines 3 to 6 in auto-push.sh to the update the relevant variables
    2. Make your script executable by typing the following command:
       • chmod a+x auto-push.sh
    3. Fire up a bash shall and type the following command:
       • crontab -e
    4. Input the following line of code to set-up a cron job that runs every minute:
       • * * * * * ~/path/to/file/auto-push.sh
       • NOTE: Because the script limits the user to auto-committing once a day and cron jobs do not run when the user's computer is off or asleep, setting up a cron job that runs every minute will only auto-commit once per day but will still check every minute.

Usage:

• To manually run the script, input the following line of code in your bash shell:

  • bash auto-push.sh -o OR
  • ./auto-push.sh -o if permissions are set correclty

• Otherwise, if the script is installed correctly, it will be run periodically through a cronjob

• Possible Use Cases:

  • For the forgetful developer, like myself, this script can be used to commit/push nightly (ideally to a non-critical branch).
  • Although git and Github really should not be used as backup software, one could potentially use this script to periodically back up a directory on their local *nix based system to the Github server.