markstinson · August 22, 2022 16:01 · Aug 22, 2022 · Aug 20, 2022
diff --git a/mkgitrepo.sh b/mkgitrepo.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ srcpath=${homedir}/${srcdir}  # or prj or whatever path/to/use
 
 usage="
 Usage: $0 reponame
-Purpose: make a person ssh+git repo in your central SSH homedir
+Purpose: make a personal ssh+git repo in your central SSH homedir
 
 Just re-run when you want to make a new repo.
 Repo should be [0-9A-Za-z_-] and not lead with a symbol

diff --git a/mkgitrepo.sh b/mkgitrepo.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# I call this script ~/bin/mkgitrepo.sh
+# You could make a git:git if desired -- gitolite3 without management.
+# Make sure your SSH Keys are set as necessary.
+# If you want a differnt set of keys just for git, make sure the
+# pub keys are added/removed from your ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+my_new_repo="${1}"
+
+# for legacy hostname lacking fqdn switch
+this_host=$(hostname -f 2> /dev/null) || this_host=$(hostname)
+
+homedir=~
+gitdir=git  # where you bare repos reside, like a project
+srcdir=src  # where you'll check out repo to
+
+gitpath=${homedir}/${gitdir}  # or whatever path/to/use
+srcpath=${homedir}/${srcdir}  # or prj or whatever path/to/use
+
+usage="
+Usage: $0 reponame
+Purpose: make a person ssh+git repo in your central SSH homedir
+
+Just re-run when you want to make a new repo.
+Repo should be [0-9A-Za-z_-] and not lead with a symbol
+"
+
+[[ -z ${my_new_repo} ]] || [[ ${my_new_repo} == "-h" ]] && echo "${usage}" && exit
+
+anykey() {
+  echo
+  read -p "Press Enter to continue or Ctrl+C to abort" junkvar
+  echo
+}
+
+get_set_user_email(){
+  [[ $(git config user.name) ]]  || git config --global user.name "${USER}"
+  [[ $(git config user.email) ]] || git config --global user.email "${USER}@${this_host}"
+  echo "[ info ] Confirming ~/.gitconfig . Edit if necessary."
+  cat ~/.gitconfig
+  echo
+}
+
+mygit_mkrepo() {
+  echo "[ info ] Creating new repo: ${my_new_repo}"
+  [[ ! -d ${gitpath} ]] \
+  && echo "[ info ] Creating ${gitpath}" \
+  && mkdir ${gitpath}
+
+  cd ${gitpath}
+
+  git init --bare ${my_new_repo}.git
+  [[ $? ]] \
+  && echo "[ info ] Created: $(ls -ld ${my_new_repo}.git)" \
+  || { echo "[ err  ] Failure to create: ${my_new_repo}"; exit; }
+  echo
+}
+
+mygit_initialize() {
+  echo "[ info ] Initializing with README.md"
+
+  [[ ! -d ${srcpath} ]] \
+  && echo "[ info ] Creating ${srcpath}" \
+  && mkdir ${srcpath}
+
+  cd ${srcpath}
+
+  # Open a ssh+git connection back on itself just to set up a README.md
+  # no need to deal with branches yet so use the master branch
+
+  echo "[ info ] Cloning ${my_new_repo}"
+  echo
+  git clone ${USER}@${this_host}:${gitpath}/${my_new_repo}.git
+  cd ${my_new_repo}
+  echo
+  echo "[ info ] Adding and commiting README.md"
+  echo "initial README" > README.md
+  git add README.md
+  git commit -m "added inital readme"
+  echo
+  echo "[ info ] Pushing README.md"
+  git push origin master
+}
+
+finish_info() {
+echo "
+If you wish to make another, just re-run the script with a new repo name.
+
+Repo '${my_new_repo}' is created and initialized.
+
+On your remote host, do the following:
+
+  mkdir ~/${srcdir} # or prj or whatever
+  cd ~/${srcdir}
+  git clone ${USER}@${this_host}:${gitdir}/${my_new_repo}.git
+  cd ${my_new_repo}
+  # have fun doing git business
+
+If you wish to make things a smidge easier, particularly if using alternate SSH keys,
+you can do the following as well:
+
+hostalias=gitserver # or whatever
+echo \"
+host \${hostalias}
+    user ${USER}
+    hostname ${this_host}
+    port 22
+    identityfile ~/.ssh/id_rsa # or whatever optional private key
+\" >> ~/.ssh/config
+chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config
+
+"
+}
+
+# Comment out or delete anykey if that is not your thing
+get_set_user_email
+anykey
+mygit_mkrepo
+anykey
+mygit_initialize
+anykey
+finish_info