Every time I clone a repository from GitHub, I always run the same set of commands. This is prone to typos and simply inconvenient. There is a simple solution of combining each step into a single command that automatically runs everything for us.
In this example, I need to clone a GitHub repository, move into the new directory, and then open the project in VSCode.
Instead of multiple commands:
cd readme-crawler
code .
It would great to run one command:
To achieve this, we can create a script in the
directory. Make sure this path matches up with your configuration for the terminal (e.g.
“`PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin“`
).
Let’s create a custom script to combine the git commands.
“`sh
#!/bin/bash
((!$#)) && echo missing git URL argument! && exit 1
git clone $1
basename=$(basename $1)
reponame=${basename%.*}
cd $reponame
npm install
code .
Use this script or create your own, and follow these steps to set up the custom command:
Navigate to usr/local/bin ->
cd ~/../../usr/local/bin
Run
vim clone
Paste the script
Save the file:
*press ‘ESC’
*press ‘SHIFT’ + ‘:’
*type ‘wq’ + ENTER
Create an executable
chmod +x clone
Run the command!
clone https://github.com/spencerlepine/manyshiba-bot.git
Viola! This script will accept one command line argument of the destination repo URL. It will automatically open the new project in VSCode in one command.
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