eugnma / git-profile

A POSIX-compliant implementation of git-profile subcommand

git-profile

A POSIX-compliant implementation of git-profile subcommand

Installation

$ curl -sSL -o /usr/local/bin/git-profile https://git.io/git-profile && chmod +x /usr/local/bin/git-profile

Uninstallation

$ rm /usr/local/bin/git-profile

Configuration

git-profile reads profiles from the shell file ~/.gitprofiles ( can be controlled by setting the GIT_PROFILES environment variable), profiles are functions start with profile_, below is a sample which has two profiles (profile1 and profile2):

#!/usr/bin/env sh

# For more information about customizing git at
# https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration
profile_profile1() {
  git config user.name "profile1"
  git config user.email "[email protected]"
}

profile_profile2() {
  git config user.name "profile2"
  git config user.email "[email protected]"
}

In addition, below config is recommended for Git (more information):

$ git config --global user.useConfigOnly true

Usage

$ git profile -h
usage: git profile [options] [profile_name]

Options:
  -h                      Print help information
  -l, --list              List all profiles
      --version           Print version information

Examples:
  1. List all profiles    $ git profile -l
  2. Switch to a profile  $ git profile profile1

Change Log

See CHANGELOG here