Tiny Git is a simplified version of Git with only the basic functionalities to gain better understanding of git internals.
- init : initialize an empty repository.
- add : Add files to the staging area.
- status : Shows working directory status.
- commit : Commits the staged files to the repository.
- ls-files: List all the files in the cache/index.
- cat-file: Displays a git object in a specific format according to the mode argument.
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Download the binary from the releases section.
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Copy the binary file to your bin directory
cp tinygit /usr/local/bin
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/tinygit- Confirm the installation
tinygit -hgit clone https://github.com/a7medayman6/Tiny-Git
mkdir repo
cd repo
# initialize a repository in repo/
python3 ../Tiny-Git/tinygit.py init .
# create a new file
echo "hello world" > helloworld.txt
# show the status
python3 ../Tiny-Git/tinygit.py status
# add helloworld.txt to the staging area
python3 ../Tiny-Git/tinygit.py add helloworld.txt
# commit the files in staging area to the repo
python3 ../Tiny-Git/tinygit.py commit -m "commit msg goes here" -a "author name goes here"