Clone a git repository and cd into its directory

git-clone-and-auto-cd

#!/bin/bash
# 
# Clone a git repository and cd into it
#
# NOTE: this file needs to be *sourced*. E.g.
# alias gclin="source /path/to/git-clone-and-auto-cd.sh"
#
# (my personal mnemonic for (g)it (cl)one (in))
# gclin https://github.com/cesalazar/.vim.git my_vim

# Get the name of the folder from the URL or the 2nd argument
folder="$(echo "${@//\// }" | awk '{print $NF}')"
# Remove .git suffix
folder="${folder/.git/}"
errors=0

# Check if the folder exists already
[[ -d "${folder}" ]] && echo "Folder ${folder} exists already" && ((errors++))

# Check if the git executable is in the path
[[ ! $(command -v git) ]] && echo "No git executable found" && ((errors++))

# We intentionally do not exit so the terminal session isn't closed
[[ ${errors} -gt 0 ]] && echo "Errors found, aborting" && return

# Clone and cd into the folder
git clone "${1}" "${folder}" && cd "${folder}" || return
 
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