Git QuickFix

Quickfix allows you to commit changes in your git repository to a new branch without leaving the current branch.

Motivation

I have often written a patch for some minor blemish that caught my attention. I found it annoying to have to stage my main changes, switch to a new branch created off the main branch, commit and push the patch and then switch back to the original branch.

How it works

1. git add -p
2. git quickfix --push <new_branch>
3. git quickfix --help provides more options.

The new commit and the new branch are both created in memory. This means your working directory will not be modified. Unless --keep is provided, the staged changes will be removed.

Installation

You can use Cargo to install quickfix.

shell cargo install git-quickfix

TODO

• Add Github action
• run clappy
• fix unwraps
• test gitdir
• check if called from subdirectory of gitdir --> Known not to work.
• test git-commit opens editor --> -m is currently required.
• Use Logging