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Gitless is a version control system built on top of Git, that is easy to learn and use:
Simple commit workflow
Track or untrack files to control what changes to commit. Changes to tracked files are committed by default, but you can easily customize the set of files to commit using flags
Independent branches
Branches in Gitless include your working changes, so you can switch between branches without having to worry about conflicting uncommitted changes
Friendly command-line interface
Gitless commands will give you good feedback and help you figure out what to do next
Compatible with Git
Because Gitless is implemented on top of Git, you can always fall back on Git. And your coworkers you share a repo with need never know that you're not a Git aficionado. Moreover, you can use Gitless with GitHub or with any Git hosting service
Install
Installing Gitless won't interfere with your Git installation in any
way. You can keep using Git and switch between Git and Gitless seamlessly.
We currently require Git (1.7.12+) to be installed, but this requirement is
going to disappear soon once we finish with our migration to pygit2.
Binary release (macOS and Linux only)
Binary releases for macOS and Linux are available from the
Gitless website.
If you've downloaded a binary release of Gitless everything is contained in the
gl binary, so to install simply do:
You can put the binary in other locations as well, just be sure to update your
PATH.
If for some reason this doesn't work (maybe you are running an old version of
your OS?), try one of the other options (installing from source or via
the Python Package Index).
Installing from source
To install from source you need to have Python 3.7+ installed.
If you find a bug, create an issue in our
GitHub repository. If you'd like to contribute
code, here are some useful things to know:
To install gitless for development, install pygit2, clone the repo,
cd to the repo root and do ./setup.py develop. This will install
the gl command with a symlink to your source files. You can make
changes to your code and run gl to test them.
We follow, to some extent, the Google Python Style Guide.
Before submitting code, take a few seconds to look at the style guide and the
Gitless code so that your edits are consistent with the codebase.
Finally, if you don't want Travis to
be mad at you, check that tests pass in Python 3.7+. Tests can be run with:
python -m unittest discover gitless/tests
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A simple version control system built on top of Git