Generate-git NPM

Generator for initializing a git repository and adding first commit.

generate-git

generate-git demo

Getting started

Install

Installing the CLI

To run the readme generator from the command line, you'll need to install Generate globally first. You can do that now with the following command:

$ npm install --global generate

This adds the gen command to your system path, allowing it to be run from any directory.

Install generate-git

Install this module with the following command:

$ npm install --global generate-git

CLI

Run this generator's default task with the following command:

$ gen readme

What will happen?

Running $ gen git will run this generator's default task, which initializes a new git repository, git adds the files, and does a first commit with the message first commit.

When generate is installed globally, you can run this generator with the $ gen readme command, or use in your own generator as a plugin or sub-generator to make it a continuous part of the build workflow when scaffolding out a new project.

What you should see in the terminal

If completed successfully, you should see both starting and finished events in the terminal, like the following:

[00:44:21] starting ...
...
[00:44:22] finished ✔

If you do not see one or both of those events, please let us know about it.

Help

To see a general help menu and available commands for Generate's CLI, run:

$ gen help

Available tasks

All available tasks for this generator.

default

Initialize a git repository, including git add and first commit.

Example

$ gen git

first-commit

Alias for the default task, to provide a semantic task name when using this generator as a plugin or sub-generator.

Example

$ gen git:first-commit

clone

Alias for the default task, to provide a semantic task name when using this generator as a plugin or sub-generator.

Example

$ gen git:clone
$ gen git:git-clone # aliased for API usage

updater:prompt-git

Prompts the user to confirm if they'd like to initialize a git repository with first first-commit.

Example

$ gen updater:prompt-git

Visit Generate's documentation for tasks.

Next steps

Running unit tests

It's never too early to begin running unit tests. When you're ready to get started, the following command will ensure the project's dependencies are installed then run all of the unit tests:

$ npm install && test

Publishing your generator

If you're tests are passing and you're ready to publish your generator to npm, you can do that now with the following command:

Are you sure you're ready?!

Let's go!

$ npm publish

About

What is "Generate"?

Generate is a command line tool and developer framework for scaffolding out new GitHub projects using generators and tasks.

Answers to prompts and the user's environment can be used to determine the templates, directories, files and contents to build. Support for gulp, base and assemble plugins, and much more.

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Contributing

Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.

Running tests

Running and reviewing unit tests is a great way to get familiarized with a library and its API. You can install dependencies and run tests with the following command: