Manage review workflow for projects hosted on GitHub (using pull requests).
$ git review list
Pending requests for 'b4mboo/git-review/master'
ID Updated Comments Title
42 14-Jul-11 0 [Review] Request from 'mess110' @ 'b4mboo/git-review/documentation
23 13-Jul-11 8 [Review] Request from 'mess110' @ 'b4mboo/git-review/new_feature
$ git review list --reverse
Pending requests for 'b4mboo/git-review/master'
ID Updated Comments Title
23 13-Jul-11 8 [Review] Request from 'mess110' @ 'b4mboo/git-review/new_feature
42 14-Jul-11 0 [Review] Request from 'mess110' @ 'b4mboo/git-review/documentation
$ git review show 42
> [summary]
> [diffstat]
> [discussion]
$ git review show 42 --full
> [summary]
> [full diff]
> [discussion]
$ git review browse 42
> go to web page
$ git review checkout 42
> checkout changes from request #42 to your local repository in a headless state
$ git review checkout 42 --branch
> checkout remote branch from request #42 and create a local branch from it
$ git review approve 42
> approve request #42 as reviewed by adding a standard comment
$ git review merge 42
> accept request #42 by merging it
$ git review close 42
> close request #42
$ git review prepare
> create a new local branch to base a new request upon
$ git review create
> create a new request by creating all necessary local and remote branches
$ git review clean 42
> delete local and remote branches for that request
$ git review clean 42 --force
> delete branches even if they contain unmerged commits
$ git review clean --all
> delete all obsolete branches
To install it via Rubygems, you might need to add Gemcutter to your Rubygems sources:
gem install gemcutter --source http://gemcutter.org
Afterwards simply do:
gem install git-review
(Prefix with sudo
if necessary)
To be able to use all of git-review's features you have set up your git config for GitHub.
git config --global github.login your_github_login_1234567890
git config --global github.password your_github_password_1234567890
You can find your API token on the account page.
For more information visit the wiki.