README.md

hub: git + hub = github
=======================

`hub` is a command line utility which injects `git` with GitHub
knowledge.

It can used on its own or can serve as a complete, backwards
compatible replacement for the `git` script.

Normal:

    $ hub clone rtomayko/tilt
    Initialized empty Git repository in /Users/chris/sandbox/tilt/.git/
    remote: Counting objects: 307, done.
    remote: Compressing objects: 100% (219/219), done.
    remote: Total 307 (delta 175), reused 85 (delta 45)
    Receiving objects: 100% (307/307), 48.91 KiB, done.
    Resolving deltas: 100% (175/175), done.

Aliased:

    $ git clone rack/rack
    Initialized empty Git repository in /Users/chris/sandbox/rack/.git/
    remote: Counting objects: 4005, done.
    remote: Compressing objects: 100% (1738/1738), done.
    remote: Total 4005 (delta 2505), reused 3620 (delta 2208)
    Receiving objects: 100% (4005/4005), 785.82 KiB | 129 KiB/s, done.
    Resolving deltas: 100% (2505/2505), done.


Install
-------

`hub` can be installed most easily as a stand alone script:

    curl http://defunkt.github.com/hub/standalone > ~/bin/hub && chmod 0755 !$

It also can be installed using Rubygems:

    $ gem install hub -s http://gemcutter.org/

Once you have the gem installed you will probably want to install the
standalone script, to avoid the Rubygems startup tax:

    $ hub install standalone

You can also install from source:

    $ git clone git://github.com/defunkt/hub.git
    $ cd hub
    $ rake install_standalone

Once you've installed `hub`, you can invoke it directly from the
command line:

    $ hub version

To get the full experience, alias your `git` command to run `hub` by
placing the following in your `.bash_profile` (or relevant startup
script):

    alias git=hub

Typing `hub alias <shell>` will display alias instructions for you
shell.

Note that if you're running `hub` under Rubygems, it may be
slow. Installing the standalone script is the fastest (and
recommended) method.


Commands
--------

### git clone

    $ git clone schacon/ticgit
    > git clone git://github.com/schacon/ticgit.git

    $ git clone -p schacon/ticgit
    > git clone git@github.com:schacon/ticgit.git

### git remote add

    $ git remote add rtomayko
    > git remote add rtomayko git://github.com/rtomayko/CURRENT_REPO.git

    $ git remote add -p pjhyett
    > git remote add rtomayko git@github.com:rtomayko/CURRENT_REPO.git

### git init

    $ git init -g
    > git init
    > git remote add origin git@github.com:USER/REPO.git

### git help

    $ git help
    > (improved git help)


Prior Art
---------

These projects also aim to either improve git or make interacting with
GitHub simpler:

* [eg](http://www.gnome.org/~newren/eg/)
* [github-gem](http://github.com/defunkt/github-gem)
* [gh](http://github.com/visionmedia/gh)


Contributing
------------

Once you've made your great commits:

1. [Fork][0] hub
2. Create a topic branch - `git checkout -b my_branch`
3. Push to your branch - `git push origin my_branch`
4. Create an [Issue][1] with a link to your branch
5. That's it!


Meta
----

* Code: `git clone git://github.com/defunkt/hub.git`
* Home: <http://github.com/defunkt/hub>
* Bugs: <http://github.com/defunkt/hub/issues>
* List: <http://groups.google.com/group/github>
* Gems: <http://gemcutter.org/gems/hub>


Author
------

Chris Wanstrath :: chris@ozmm.org :: @defunkt

[0]: http://help.github.com/forking/
[1]: http://github.com/defunkt/hub/issues