README.md

gitr

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A light-weight, dependency-free, application programming interface (API) to access system-level Git commands from within R. Contains wrappers and defaults for common data science workflows as well as Zsh plugin aliases (see below). A generalized API syntax is also available. A system installation of Git is required.

If you run into any issues/problems with gitr full documentation of the most recent release can be found at the pkgdown website. If the issue persists I encourage you to consult the issues page and, if appropriate, submit an issue and/or feature request.

Disclaimer

Use at own risk :smiley_cat:, however, PRs are encouraged for ideas that I’ve missed. The functionality contained in gitr are heavily influenced by my personal data science workflows and may not suit all users. However, if you have an idea that would make the package better, more widely usable, and/or efficient, please submit an issue or pull request.

Installing

The easiest way to install gitr is to install directly from CRAN

install.packages("gitr")

Alternatively install the development version from GitHub:

remotes::install_github("stufield/gitr")

To install a specific tagged release, use:

remotes::install_github("stufield/gitr@v0.0.2")

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library(gitr)

Examples

Here are some basic examples of the functionality grouped by common actions:

Basics

git_version()
#> [1] "2.49.0"
gitr_current_br()
#> [1] "main"
gitr_default_br()
#> [1] "main"
gitr_local_br()
#> [1] "main"

The Core Engine

(git("branch foo"))
#> Running git branch foo
#> $status
#> [1] 0
#> 
#> $stdout
#> [1] ""
#> 
#> $stderr
#> [1] ""

git("branch -av")$stdout |>
  cat(sep = "\n")
#> Running git branch -av 
#>   foo                                    87e64a7 Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests
#> * main                                   87e64a7 Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests
#>   remotes/origin/HEAD                    -> origin/main
#>   remotes/origin/bugfix-get-pr-sha       ce27db7 Fix bug in get_pr_sha() (#11)
#>   remotes/origin/gh-pages                bbc7019 Built site for gitr@0.0.2.9000: c804b77
#>   remotes/origin/main                    87e64a7 Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests
#>   remotes/origin/prep-for-cran           bb5a9bf Clean up URLs
#>   remotes/origin/submit-cran-0.1.0       1fd2ebd Increment version number
#>   remotes/origin/update-pkgdown-new-look 0018001 Update GHAs

git("branch -D foo")$stdout
#> Running git branch -D foo
#> [1] "Deleted branch foo (was 87e64a7)."

Committing

gitr_commit_msgs(n = 3L)
#> Running git log --format=%H -n 3
#> [[1]]
#> [1] "Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests"
#> [2] ""                                                     
#> attr(,"sha")
#> [1] "87e64a7"
#> attr(,"author")
#> [1] "stu.g.field@gmail.com"
#> 
#> [[2]]
#> [1] "Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls full package"
#> [2] ""                                                    
#> [3] "- internal functions, README, etc."                  
#> [4] ""                                                    
#> attr(,"sha")
#> [1] "06ff16b"
#> attr(,"author")
#> [1] "stu.g.field@gmail.com"
#> 
#> [[3]]
#> [1] "Fix plural note in `scrape_commits()` & `gitr_sitrep()`"
#> [2] ""                                                       
#> [3] "- \"NEWS-worthy entry/entries\""                        
#> [4] "- \"commit(s)\""                                        
#> [5] ""                                                       
#> attr(,"sha")
#> [1] "f7c6eab"
#> attr(,"author")
#> [1] "stu.g.field@gmail.com"
glog(5L)
#> Running git log --oneline --graph --decorate -n 5 
#> * 87e64a7 (HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD) Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests
#> * 06ff16b Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls full package
#> * f7c6eab Fix plural note in `scrape_commits()` & `gitr_sitrep()`
#> * 8000441 Configure Git User in GHA check-standard.yaml
#> * 20f9046 Cleaned up commit authorship within worktree test fixture
git_diffcommits()
git_reset_hard()
git_reset_soft()
git_uncommit()
git_unstage("DESCRIPTION")

Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1)

is_sha("d670c93733f3e1d7c95df7f61ebf6ca0476f14e3")
#> [1] TRUE

is_sha(c("foo", "d670c93"))   # vectorized
#> [1] FALSE  TRUE

gitr_trim_sha("d670c93733f3e1d7c95df7f61ebf6ca0476f14e3")
#> [1] "d670c93"

gitr_trim_sha(c("foo", "d670c93"))   # vectorized
#> [1] "foo"     "d670c93"

gitr_current_sha()
#> Running git rev-parse HEAD
#> [1] "87e64a7"

Tags

gitr_recent_tag()
#> [1] "v0.0.2"
gitr_tag_info()
#>           tag tag_sha target_sha           message    author                   email        user
#> v0.0.2 v0.0.2 4c4805d    2ffe6bd Release of v0.0.2 Stu Field <stu.g.field@gmail.com> stu.g.field
#> v0.0.1 v0.0.1 fc7e99a    5e98f89 Release of v0.0.1 Stu Field <stu.g.field@gmail.com> stu.g.field
#>                               tagdate size                              path
#> v0.0.2 Sat Apr 12 15:50:09 2025 -0600  148 /Users/runner/work/gitr/gitr/.git
#> v0.0.1 Wed Feb 15 12:53:58 2023 -0700  148 /Users/runner/work/gitr/gitr/.git

Situation Report

gitr_sitrep()
#> Using Git version: 2.49.0
#> 
#> Current branch: main
#> Default branch: main
#> 
#> Repo status:
#> Running git status -s 
#> 
#> 
#> Branches:
#> Running git branch -a 
#> * main
#>   remotes/origin/HEAD -> origin/main
#>   remotes/origin/bugfix-get-pr-sha
#>   remotes/origin/gh-pages
#>   remotes/origin/main
#>   remotes/origin/prep-for-cran
#>   remotes/origin/submit-cran-0.1.0
#>   remotes/origin/update-pkgdown-new-look
#> 
#> Local status:
#> ✓ OK
#> 
#> Upstream remotes: origin
#> * main 87e64a7 [origin/main] Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests
#> 
#> Commit log: main
#> Running git log --oneline --graph --decorate -n 5 
#> * 87e64a7 (HEAD -> main, origin/main, origin/HEAD) Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls in unit tests
#> * 06ff16b Cleaned up and simplified `git()` calls full package
#> * f7c6eab Fix plural note in `scrape_commits()` & `gitr_sitrep()`
#> * 8000441 Configure Git User in GHA check-standard.yaml
#> * 20f9046 Cleaned up commit authorship within worktree test fixture

ZSH-aliases available in gitr

| alias | git command | |:------------------|:--------------------------------------------| | ga() | git add | | gst() | git status | | gss() | git status -s | | gau() | git add -u | | gaa() | git add --all | | gb() | git branch | | gba() | git branch -a | | gbd() | git branch -d/-D | | gdf() | git diff <file> | | gbnm() | git branch --no-merged | | gbmm() | git branch --merged | | gbr() | git branch --remote | | gac(), gcn | git commit --no-verify --no-edit --amend | | gcc() | git commit | | gco() | git checkout | | gcb() | git checkout -b | | gcm() | git checkout git_default_br() | | gcf() | git config --list | | gnuke() | git reset --hard && git clean -dfx | | gcmsg() | git commit -m | | gp() | git push | | gpu() | git push -u | | gpd() | git push --dry-run | | gpf() | git push --force-with-lease | | gpr() | git pull --rebase --autostash -v | | glog() | git log --oneline --decorate --graph | | gwip() | git add -u && commit --no-verify -m "wip" | | gclean() | git clean -f -d | | grm() | git rm | | grmc() | git rm --cached | | gsta() | git stash | | gstl() | git stash list | | gpop(),gstp() | git stash pop | | gstaa() | git stash apply | | gstd() | git stash drop | | gstc() | git stash clear | | gsts() | git stash show --text | | gtn() | git tag -n | | grba() | git rebase --abort | | grbc() | git rebase --continue | | grbs() | git rebase --skip | | grbm() | git rebase git_default_br() | | grv() | git remote -v |

Full list of ZSH-aliases

For general reference, here is a list of the available aliases via the git-plugin from Oh-My-Zsh.

See also Oh-My-Zsh for general installation.

Aliases

| alias | git command | |:----------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | gapa | git add --patch | | gav | git add --verbose | | gloga | git log --oneline --decorate --graph --all | | gup | git pull --rebase | | gupv | git pull --rebase -v | | gupa | git pull --rebase --autostash | | gupav | git pull --rebase --autostash -v | | gap | git apply | | gapt | git apply --3way | | gbda | git branch --no-color --merged \| command grep -vE ^([+*] \| \s*($(git_main_branch) \| $(git_develop_branch))\s*$) \| command xargs git branch -d 2>/dev/null | | gbl | git blame -b -w | | gbs | git bisect | | gbsb | git bisect bad | | gbsg | git bisect good | | gbsr | git bisect reset | | gbss | git bisect start | | gca | git commit -v -a | | gca! | git commit -v -a --amend | | gcan! | git commit -v -a --no-edit --amend | | gcans! | git commit -v -a -s --no-edit --amend | | gcam | git commit -a -m | | gcsm | git commit -s -m | | gcas | git commit -a -s | | gcasm | git commit -a -s -m | | gcl | git clone --recurse-submodules | | gcor | git checkout --recurse-submodules | | gcd | git checkout $(git_develop_branch) | | gcount | git shortlog -sn | | gcp | git cherry-pick | | gcpa | git cherry-pick --abort | | gcpc | git cherry-pick --continue | | gcs | git commit -S | | gcss | git commit -S -s | | gcssm | git commit -S -s -m | | gdca | git diff --cached | | gdcw | git diff --cached --word-diff | | gdct | git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1) | | gds | git diff --staged | | gdt | git diff-tree --no-commit-id --name-only -r | | gdup | git diff @{upstream} | | gdw | git diff --word-diff | | gf | git fetch | | gfo | git fetch origin | | gfg | git ls-files \| grep | | gg | git gui citool | | gga | git gui citool --amend | | ggpur | ggu | | ggpull | git pull origin $(git_current_branch) | | ggpush | git push origin $(git_current_branch) | | ggsup | git branch --set-upstream-to=origin/$(git_current_branch) | | gpsup | git push --set-upstream origin $(git_current_branch) | | ghh | git help | | gignore | git update-index --assume-unchanged | | gignored | git ls-files -v \| grep "^[[:lower:]]" | | git-svn-dcommit-push | git svn dcommit && git push github $(git_main_branch):svntrunk | | gl | git pull | | glg | git log --stat | | glgp | git log --stat -p | | glgg | git log --graph | | glgga | git log --graph --decorate --all | | glgm | git log --graph --max-count=10 | | glo | git log --oneline --decorate | | glol | git log --graph --pretty | | glols="git log --graph --pretty | %Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%ar) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --stat" | | glod="git log --graph --pretty | %Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%ad) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset'" | | glods="git log --graph --pretty | %Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%ad) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --date=short" | | glola="git log --graph --pretty | %Cred%h%Creset -%C(auto)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%ar) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --all" | | gm | git merge | | gmom | git merge origin/$(git_main_branch) | | gmtl | git mergetool --no-prompt | | gmtlvim | git mergetool --no-prompt --tool=vimdiff | | gmum | git merge upstream/$(git_main_branch) | | gma | git merge --abort | | gpf! | git push --force | | gpoat | git push origin --all && git push origin --tags | | gpv | git push -v | | gr | git remote | | gra | git remote add | | grb | git rebase | | grbd | git rebase $(git_develop_branch) | | grbi | git rebase -i | | grbo | git rebase --onto | | grev | git revert | | grh | git reset | | grhh | git reset --hard | | groh | git reset origin/$(git_current_branch) --hard | | grmv | git remote rename | | grrm | git remote remove | | grs | git restore | | grset | git remote set-url | | grss | git restore --source | | grst | git restore --staged | | grt | cd $(git rev-parse --show-toplevel \|\| echo .) | | gru | git reset -- | | grup | git remote update | | gsb | git status -sb | | gsd | git svn dcommit | | gsh | git show | | gsi | git submodule init | | gsps | git show --pretty=short --show-signature | | gsr | git svn rebase | | gstu | gsta --include-untracked | | gstall | git stash --all | | gsu | git submodule update | | gsw | git switch | | gswc | git switch -c | | gswm | git switch $(git_main_branch) | | gswd | git switch $(git_develop_branch) | | gts | git tag -s | | gtv | git tag \| sort -V | | gtl | gtl(){ git tag --sort=-v:refname -n -l ${1}* }; noglob gtl | | gunignore | git update-index --no-assume-unchanged | | gunwip | git log -n 1 \| grep -q -c "\-\-wip\-\-" && git reset HEAD~1 | | glum | git pull upstream $(git_main_branch) | | gwch | git whatchanged -p --abbrev-commit --pretty=medium | | gam | git am | | gamc | git am --continue | | gams | git am --skip | | gama | git am --abort | | gamscp | git am --show-current-patch |

LICENSE

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