Automate Git Commits with Bash Script Utility

A Bash script utility that automates committing and pushing uncommitted changes across multiple Git repositories. It creates an isolated branch named auto-commit for each repo, helping you keep your work safe without manual intervention.

Features

• Traverses a specified directory containing multiple Git repositories.
• Automatically commits all uncommitted changes to a new branch called auto-commit.
• Pushes the new branch to the remote repository.
• Supports a blacklist to skip specified repositories.
• Verifies repository ownership by GitHub username before committing.

Tech Stack

• Bash scripting
• Git command-line tools

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Bash shell
• Git installed and configured
• Proper permissions to access and modify the repositories

Installation

1. Save the script content to a file named auto_commit_and_push.sh.

2. Make the script executable:

   chmod +x auto_commit_and_push.sh
   

3. (Optional) Create a blacklist file (default path /etc/auto_commit_blacklist.conf) listing repositories to skip, one per line.

4. Set your GitHub username in the script by replacing the placeholder your_github_username.

Usage

Run the script with an optional root directory argument where your repositories are located. If no argument is provided, it defaults to /home/cobra/Repos.

./auto_commit_and_push.sh /path/to/your/repos

Project Structure

auto-commit-changes/
├── auto-commit-changes.sh  # Main Bash script for auto committing and pushing
├── README.md                # This README file
└── index.md                 # Documentation and blog post metadata

Future Work / Roadmap

• Add support for configurable commit messages.
• Enhance blacklist management with regex or patterns.
• Add logging and reporting features.
• Support for other version control systems.
• Create a Docker container for easier deployment.

This project assumes a Linux environment with Bash and Git installed.