7 ms·

Legit: A CLI tool to make Git more accessible

55 points by pcr910303 7y ago

pcr910303 7y ago
Quoting the README: > ## The Concept > GitHub for Mac is not just a Git client. > This comment[0] on Hacker News says it best: >> They haven't re-created the git CLI tool in a GUI, they've created something >> different. They've created a tool that makes Git more accessible. Little >> things like auto-stashing when you switch branches will confuse git >> veterans, but it will make Git much easier to grok for newcomers because of >> the assumptions it makes about your Git workflow. Why not bring this >> innovation back to the command line? It provides a few interfaces like switch <branch> which switches to specified branch by automatically stashing any changes, or sync [<branch>] which (smartly) synchronizes the given branch. Etc... [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2684483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2684483
- michaelmrose 7y ago
  Won't they be incapable of using git via any other interface?
  - j88439h84 7y ago
    How many git interfaces do I need to be capable of using?
    - harry8 7y ago
      The one you /can/ use for both your current and future job you need to be capable of using effectively. The others you do not.
- Razengan 7y ago
  I wish GitHub Desktop would let me spellcheck commit messages, like every other native text field, but nope, Electron.
  - memco 7y ago
    Check out Fork: https://git-fork.com https://git-fork.com. Has a bunch of handy features and is a native app.
pmoriarty 7y ago
It's be interesting to hear how this compares to Magit.
- j88439h84 7y ago
  Looks like legit is a tool for beginners. Magit is industrial strength.
  - mosselman 7y ago
    > Magit is industrial strength Is it also Enterprise Compatible and Government approved? Cloud native maybe?
    - rowanG077 7y ago
      Yes it's web scale so even the NSA uses it.
pearjuice 7y ago
That's nice but I prefer people to use the "real" git just so they know how it works and can manage when inevitably something goes wrong.
- SOLAR_FIELDS 7y ago
  I agree to an extent. The main reason I prefer the “bare” command line tools instead of sugary wrappers like this is for situations when I’m stuck in a fire and don’t have my normal tools available to me. Examples include when you need to do work on someone else’s machine or more commonly when you are ssh’ed into some cloud infrastructure and you don’t have anything but the basic tools available to work (and no permissions to install stuff like this from outside the firewall). This philosophy applies more to knowing your way around bash but also can apply to git as well. It’s probably as not as big of a deal for people who never venture into ops land but if you’ve ever done any sort of ops related work you know that sometimes you’re only given hammers and screwdrivers instead of power tools and expected to make it work. That said I do see the value in these tools - git is quite an intimidating beast and any tools that help people become more familiar with it can’t be a bad thing - so long as they don’t eventually become a crutch for the end user to avoid learning about how the base tool works.
  - pearjuice 7y ago
    How is git intimidating? It's one of the most user friendly pieces of CLI applications out there, offers a myriad of ways to "ctrl z" and has proper documentation. Problem is people don't get trained or don't want to learn. They learn "git pull" and "git commit" and then think they know how it works.
    - EForEndeavour 7y ago
      I honestly can't tell if you're serious. Some things off the top of my head that are in my opinion not at all trivial for even intermediate git users: - How do you fix a typo in the commit message of the second-last commit that you pushed to remote? - I accidentally committed something to the wrong branch. What's the best way to uncommit it from that branch and commit it to the right branch? - What are the differences between the working tree, directory tree, index, and staging area? - How do I "un-add" a file I just staged? - I've heard "git reflog" is useful. What is it?
cbzehner 7y ago
Seems similar in aim to Gitless [0] https://gitless.com/ https://gitless.com/
ConSeannery 7y ago
This is great! Git is highly unintuitive and I wish it would die in favour of mercurial or some other as-yet undeveloped thing. Those that like the way git works have stockholm syndrome from being abused by it for so many years.
- EForEndeavour 7y ago
  This is exactly my own attitude toward git, as well as pandas and matplotlib (python's data-wrangling and de facto plotting libraries). Their APIs are objectively rough, but after years of adapting to their countless quirks and inconsistencies, I've come to love them.
commandersaki 7y ago
Blah git sucks. Just learn git.
- m4r35n357 7y ago
  Yeah, piling layers of crap on top of something because you don't understand it is not going to end well.
- henvic 7y ago
  I'd be mad if someone tried to force such software as the way to do things in my workplace. However, thanks people try to build better things even if everyone else thinks they are wasting time. I find trying to come up with something better than git important at the very least from an academic perspective.
sandreas 7y ago
Wouldn't it be enough to add some git aliases for this? Like: [alias] hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --decorate --date=short quick-push = "!f() { git add . && git commit -m \"$1\" && git push; }; f" grep-log = log -E -i --grep grep-hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --decorate --date=short -E -i --grep
antipaul 7y ago
The only question is, how do you pronounce it? Like the English “legit”, or the French way “le” plus “git”?
Razengan 7y ago
Love the naming.
kxes 7y ago
English side ruined, must use French instructions. Le git? What the hell is that?!
- EForEndeavour 7y ago
  It's legit, is what it is.
beagle3 7y ago
Newer git (as of 2.23) has a built in "switch" command, which is not compatible with legit switch (the latter does stash/unstash on switch, which the built in does not). Legit users beware.
alexeiz 7y ago
It does too much. For example: > $ git sync > # Stash, Fetch, Auto-Merge/Rebase, Push, and Unstash Good luck if any of this actions fail. With raw Git you can easily correct the problem and move on. With leGit, you'll be left wondering how screwed the current state of your repo is.

55 points by pcr910303 7y ago

Quoting the README: > ## The Concept > GitHub for Mac is not just a Git client. > This comment[0] on Hacker News says it best: >> They haven't re-created the git CLI tool in a GUI, they've created something >> different. They've created a tool that makes Git more accessible. Little >> things like auto-stashing when you switch branches will confuse git >> veterans, but it will make Git much easier to grok for newcomers because of >> the assumptions it makes about your Git workflow. Why not bring this >> innovation back to the command line? It provides a few interfaces like switch <branch> which switches to specified branch by automatically stashing any changes, or sync [<branch>] which (smartly) synchronizes the given branch. Etc... [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2684483 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2684483

michaelmrose 7y ago
Won't they be incapable of using git via any other interface?
- j88439h84 7y ago
  How many git interfaces do I need to be capable of using?
  - harry8 7y ago
    The one you /can/ use for both your current and future job you need to be capable of using effectively. The others you do not.
Razengan 7y ago
I wish GitHub Desktop would let me spellcheck commit messages, like every other native text field, but nope, Electron.
- memco 7y ago
  Check out Fork: https://git-fork.com https://git-fork.com. Has a bunch of handy features and is a native app.

pmoriarty 7y ago

It's be interesting to hear how this compares to Magit.

j88439h84 7y ago
Looks like legit is a tool for beginners. Magit is industrial strength.
- mosselman 7y ago
  > Magit is industrial strength Is it also Enterprise Compatible and Government approved? Cloud native maybe?
  - rowanG077 7y ago
    Yes it's web scale so even the NSA uses it.

pearjuice 7y ago

That's nice but I prefer people to use the "real" git just so they know how it works and can manage when inevitably something goes wrong.

SOLAR_FIELDS 7y ago
I agree to an extent. The main reason I prefer the “bare” command line tools instead of sugary wrappers like this is for situations when I’m stuck in a fire and don’t have my normal tools available to me. Examples include when you need to do work on someone else’s machine or more commonly when you are ssh’ed into some cloud infrastructure and you don’t have anything but the basic tools available to work (and no permissions to install stuff like this from outside the firewall). This philosophy applies more to knowing your way around bash but also can apply to git as well. It’s probably as not as big of a deal for people who never venture into ops land but if you’ve ever done any sort of ops related work you know that sometimes you’re only given hammers and screwdrivers instead of power tools and expected to make it work. That said I do see the value in these tools - git is quite an intimidating beast and any tools that help people become more familiar with it can’t be a bad thing - so long as they don’t eventually become a crutch for the end user to avoid learning about how the base tool works.
- pearjuice 7y ago
  How is git intimidating? It's one of the most user friendly pieces of CLI applications out there, offers a myriad of ways to "ctrl z" and has proper documentation. Problem is people don't get trained or don't want to learn. They learn "git pull" and "git commit" and then think they know how it works.
  - EForEndeavour 7y ago
    I honestly can't tell if you're serious. Some things off the top of my head that are in my opinion not at all trivial for even intermediate git users: - How do you fix a typo in the commit message of the second-last commit that you pushed to remote? - I accidentally committed something to the wrong branch. What's the best way to uncommit it from that branch and commit it to the right branch? - What are the differences between the working tree, directory tree, index, and staging area? - How do I "un-add" a file I just staged? - I've heard "git reflog" is useful. What is it?

cbzehner 7y ago

Seems similar in aim to Gitless [0] https://gitless.com/ https://gitless.com/

ConSeannery 7y ago

This is great! Git is highly unintuitive and I wish it would die in favour of mercurial or some other as-yet undeveloped thing. Those that like the way git works have stockholm syndrome from being abused by it for so many years.

EForEndeavour 7y ago
This is exactly my own attitude toward git, as well as pandas and matplotlib (python's data-wrangling and de facto plotting libraries). Their APIs are objectively rough, but after years of adapting to their countless quirks and inconsistencies, I've come to love them.

commandersaki 7y ago

Blah git sucks. Just learn git.

m4r35n357 7y ago
Yeah, piling layers of crap on top of something because you don't understand it is not going to end well.
henvic 7y ago
I'd be mad if someone tried to force such software as the way to do things in my workplace. However, thanks people try to build better things even if everyone else thinks they are wasting time. I find trying to come up with something better than git important at the very least from an academic perspective.

sandreas 7y ago

Wouldn't it be enough to add some git aliases for this? Like: [alias] hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --decorate --date=short quick-push = "!f() { git add . && git commit -m \"$1\" && git push; }; f" grep-log = log -E -i --grep grep-hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --decorate --date=short -E -i --grep

antipaul 7y ago

The only question is, how do you pronounce it? Like the English “legit”, or the French way “le” plus “git”?

Razengan 7y ago

Love the naming.

kxes 7y ago

English side ruined, must use French instructions. Le git? What the hell is that?!

EForEndeavour 7y ago
It's legit, is what it is.

beagle3 7y ago

Newer git (as of 2.23) has a built in "switch" command, which is not compatible with legit switch (the latter does stash/unstash on switch, which the built in does not). Legit users beware.

alexeiz 7y ago

It does too much. For example: > $ git sync > # Stash, Fetch, Auto-Merge/Rebase, Push, and Unstash Good luck if any of this actions fail. With raw Git you can easily correct the problem and move on. With leGit, you'll be left wondering how screwed the current state of your repo is.