sharegit.sh

#!/bin/bash

# author: charlie_fulton@me.com
#
# If the current directory is a git project then this script will make a bare clone
# of it into the directory specified (most likely a network based directory) e.g. a shared Dropbox folder.
#  
# The idea is to have a place to push / pull changes from that is shared with another developer. 

# see idea from: http://www.cimgf.com/2008/06/03/version-control-makes-you-a-better-programmer/
#

export DROPBOX_DIR=$2

# first arg is name of git project shared
export PROJECT_NAME=$1

# make sure we have one argument
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
  echo "error no project name and directoy specified. usage: sharegitproject <name of project> <directory>"
elif [ ! -d .git ]; then
  echo "Sorry, current directory must be a git project."
else
  # create a clone of the current project with --bare which will just 
  # be the .git repo (all files, etc. necessary)
  if [ -d "$DROPBOX_DIR" ]; then
    git clone --bare . $DROPBOX_DIR/$PROJECT_NAME.git
    git remote add sharedproject $DROPBOX_DIR/$PROJECT_NAME.git 
    echo "you can now push changes to this sharedproject location"
    echo "e.g. git push sharedproject master"
  else
    $DROPBOX_DIR does not exist, could not clone project.
  fi
fi