The git profile switcher
- Webpage: http://www.borja.glezseoane.es/garaje/gitcher.html.
- Mailing list board: http://listas.glezseoane.es/mailman/listinfo/gitcher_listas.glezseoane.es.
Gitcher is the git profile switcher, a TUI (terminal user interface) application which facilitates the switching between git profiles, importing configuration settings such as name, email and user signatures.
It is possible that you have multiple git configurations. E.g.:
- Work profile
Name: Jane Doe
Email: janedoe@work
PGP Key: AAAA1234
- Personal profile
Name: Jane Doe
Email: janedoe@home
PGP Key: BBBB5678
It could be a nuisance to switch between profiles while working on different projects. In addition, it is common to forget what profile you are using when you start commit in a new repository, and rewrite your story can be a bigger nuisance.
This tool aims to facilitate the configuration of the profile to be used in each project, an agile exchange between the different profiles and a way to control the profiles that you are using in your machine.
A profile is a git configuration data set that includes:
- Name.
- Email.
- PGP Key (optional).
- GPG autosigning preference (activate it do that every commit will be signed).
It is identified by a subject tittle like "work" or "university" that have to be unique.
The ~/.cherfile file contains the saved profiles data.
Please, read the install guide.
- Santiago Fernández González, for an effusive reception of the tool, being the highest tester of Gitcher after its own author.
- Arda Kosar, for his work on issue #3.
- Mat Kelly, for his work with documentation misprints.