find the last thing edited and add it to git. (Git Add Last Edited)

gale

#!/bin/sh
# find the last thing edited and add it to git.
# useful when you're editing items in a merge conflict
# and are running a command to edit each file in the command line.
# Run gale after each edit so that the list of conflicting items gets shorter 
# and you don't have to keep copy pasting the name of the file

HISTFILE=~/.bash_history
set -o history

LAST_FILE=$(history \
            | cut -c 8- \
            | grep --color=none "^$EDITOR" \
            | tail -n 1 | sed "s/$EDITOR //" \
            | sed -E 's/[[:space:]]+$//')
            
git add $LAST_FILE

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
  echo "added $LAST_FILE"
else
  echo "problems encountered adding $LAST_FILE"
fi