git-r

git-r is a Rust-based application that replicates essential functionalities of the Git command-line tool. This project is a work in progress aimed at understanding and re-implementing the underlying architecture of Git.

Features

• Initialize a new repository (init)
• cat-file for the stashed, commited, files
• ls-tree for viewing the tree of commit
• Clone an existing repository (clone)
• Stage and commit changes (add, commit)
• Push changes to a remote repository (push)
• Pull updates from a remote repository (pull)
• View commit history (log)
• Create and manage branches (branch, checkout)
• Merge branches (merge)

Installation

To build and install git-r, ensure you have Rust installed. Then, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/prashant1k99/git-r.git
cd git-r
cargo build --release

References:

Git Documentation