waspar / git-profile

Utility that helps you switch git configurations with ease.

git-profile

Utility that helps you switch git configurations with ease

Preface

It is possible that you have multiple git configurations. For example

; Office Profile
Name: John Doe
Email: [email protected]

; Personal Profile
Name: John Doe
Email: [email protected] 

It could be a hassle to remember and switch between the profiles while working on different projects.

This utility aims to make this hassle free.

Features

• Create and manage profiles globally; create once, use anywhere
• Set profile for a specific project
• Set global profile with a single command

This utility helps you save profiles and then you can switch between them using a single command.

Install

• Download the file from here
• sudo chmod -R 755 git-profile
• sudo mv git-profile /usr/local/bin/git-profile

Usage

$ git profile [options] <command>

Options

-h, --help              Display this help message
-V, --version           Display this application version
--ansi                  Force ANSI output
--no-ansi               Disable ANSI output

Commands

rm                      Remove git profile
use                     Change git profile locally or globally
add                     Create a new git profile
show 					Show details for an existing profile
update 					Update details for an existing profile
current                 Gets the currently set profile

Examples

Find some of the sample usages below

Adding Profiles

$ git profile add

[+] Enter profile title: Office

[+] Enter Name:  John Doe
[+] Enter Email: [email protected]

[OK] Profile "Office" saved successfully

Remove Git Profile

$ git profile rm "Office"

[OK] Profile "Office" successfully removed 

Show Details for a profile

$ git profile show "Office"

[+] Name:  John Doe
[+] Email: [email protected] 

Updating Profile

$ git profile update "Office"

[+] Enter Name:  Jane Doe
[+] Enter Email: [email protected]

[OK] Profile "Office" updated successfully

Switching Profile

Setting details locally i.e. set profile for the current project

$ git profile use "Office"

[OK] Switched to "Office"

Setting details globally i.e. set global configuration

$ git profile use "Office" --global

[OK] Switched to "Office"

Get Current Profile

$ git profile current

[+] Current Profile "Office"
[+] Name: John Doe
[+] Email: [email protected]

Side note It should be noted that profiles are maintained globally. When you use some profile locally, what it does is get the configuration for that profile and sets it for the current project. i.e. when use is run locally it is equivalent to

git config user.name "Name for specified profile"
git config user.email "[email protected]"

License

MIT © Zeeshan Ahmed