git-shell-commands - create

create

#!/bin/sh

# Adapted from: http://planzero.org/blog/2012/10/24/hosting_an_admin-friendly_git_server_with_git-shell

# comment out or adapt if you want to allow non-root users to create new repositories
# If the user is not root
if [ "$USERNAME" != "root" ]
then
  # Display a notice and stop
  echo "Sorry, only root can use this command."
  exit 1
fi

# If no project name is given
if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
  # Display usage and stop
  echo "Usage: create <project.git>"
  exit 1
fi

# Set the project name, adding .git if necessary
extension=".git"
project=$(echo "$*")

if [ "${project/$extension}" = "$project" ];
then
  project=$project$extension
fi

# Create and initialize the project
mkdir "$project" && \
cd "$project" && \
git --bare init
echo "$project repository created. Check with 'list'"