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#!/bin/bash | |
git_clone_gist() { | |
# The URL of the gist is the first argument to the script | |
gist_url=$1 | |
# Use the GitHub API to get the name of the first file in the gist | |
gist_id=$(basename $gist_url) | |
api_url="https://api.github.com/gists/$gist_id" | |
json=$(curl -s $api_url) | |
file_name=$(echo $json | jq -r '.files | keys[0]') | |
# Clone the gist | |
git clone $gist_url | |
# Get the cloned directory name (it is the gist ID) | |
cloned_dir=$(basename $gist_url .git) | |
# Rename the directory | |
new_name="gist_$file_name" | |
mv $cloned_dir $new_name | |
# Echo the new directory name, so it can be used in other scripts or command lines | |
echo $new_name | |
} |
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