gitup 0.2.1

A robust, cross-platform CLI tool to check, install, and manage Git configurations and user profiles.
gitup-0.2.1 is not a library.

Gitup 🚀

Manage your Git identity across multiple accounts and projects.

Crates.io

gitup is cross-platform CLI tool designed to check, install, and manage your Git configurations with ease. The profile management, allows to switch between work, personal, and other Git accounts with a single command.

Table of Contents

Key Features

  • Git Installation Check: Verifies if Git is installed on your system.
  • Cross-Platform Guidance: If Git is not installed, gitup provides the correct installation command for your OS.
  • Interactive Setup: A guided gitup setup command for new users that configures name, email, and signing key, then offers to save it all as a profile.
  • Cryptographic Signing: Associate GPG/SSH signing keys with your profiles to ensure all commits for that identity are automatically and correctly signed.
  • Effortless Profile Management: Save multiple Git configurations and switch between them seamlessly.
  • Interactive Switching: Simply run gitup use to get an interactive list of profiles to choose from.
  • Shell Completions: Generate completion scripts for Bash, Zsh, Fish, and other shells for a faster workflow.
  • Script-Friendly: A global --json flag provides machine-readable output for all commands.
  • Secure by Design: Does not require or execute commands with sudo itself; it empowers the user to run provided installation commands securely.

Installation

You will need the Rust toolchain (version 1.70 or newer) installed.

  1. Install from Crates.io (Recommended):

    cargo install gitup

  2. Build from Source:

    # Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/gni/gitup.git
cd gitup

# Build the release binary
cargo build --release

# The executable will be at `target/release/gitup`
# For global access, move it to a directory in your PATH
mv target/release/gitup /usr/local/bin/

Usage

Initial Setup

For first-time use, the setup command is the best starting point. It will guide you through setting your name, email, and an optional GPG/SSH signing key. It will then ask if you want to save the result as your first profile.

gitup setup

Checking Configuration

To see your current global user.name, user.email, user.signingkey, and the active gitup profile.

gitup check

Alias: gitup status

Profile Management

This is the core feature for managing multiple Git identities.

Switch Profiles (Easy Switch)

Run use without a name for an interactive selector. This is the easiest way to switch contexts.

$ gitup use

? Select a profile to use ›
  personal
❯ work

Or switch directly if you know the name: gitup use personal

Save a New Profile

This command reads your current global Git configuration (including signing key) and saves it as a named profile.

# First, ensure your global config is what you want to save
gitup set -n "Work User" -e "work.user@example.com" -s "A1B2C3D4"

# Then, save it
gitup save work

List All Saved Profiles

gitup list

Alias: gitup ls

You will see a list of your profiles, with the active one highlighted.

Saved Profiles
  - personal
  - work (active)

Show the Active Profile

gitup current

Alias: gitup active

Delete a Profile

gitup delete work

Alias: gitup rm

Shell Completions

To enable shell completions, you need to generate the script for your shell and source it in your shell's configuration file (e.g., .bashrc, .zshrc).

Bash

Add the following to your ~/.bashrc:

eval "$(gitup completions bash)"

Zsh

Add the following to your ~/.zshrc:

eval "$(gitup completions zsh)"

Fish

Add the following to your ~/.config/fish/config.fish:

gitup completions fish | source

Non-Interactive Configuration

For use in scripts or CI/CD environments.

# Set config using long flags
gitup set --name "User" --email "user@example.com" --signing-key "A1B2C3D4"

# Or with short flags
gitup set -n "User" -e "user@example.com" -s "A1B2C3D4"

# Unset a signing key by passing an empty string
gitup set -s ""

# Flags can also be populated from environment variables
export GITUP_USER_NAME="User"
export GITUP_USER_EMAIL="user@example.com"
export GITUP_SIGNING_KEY="A1B2C3D4"
gitup set

Configuration

gitup stores its profile data in a simple JSON file located at:

  • Linux/macOS: $HOME/.config/gitup/config.json
  • Windows: {FOLDERID_RoamingAppData}\gitup\config.json

It is recommended to manage this file through the CLI commands.

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Please check the issues page for this project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Author

Lucian BLETAN