git-deploy

A simple Git deployment Bash script.

Create a bin directory

Create bin in the main user directory by navigating to ~ (which is a shortcut for current user home directory, or /Users/username).

cd ~      # this takes us to /Users/username
mkdir bin # this creates /Users/username/bin

Export your bin directory to the PATH

Open .bash_profile, which will be located at /Users/username/.bash_profile, and add this line to the file. If .bash_profile doesn't exist, create it.

export PATH=$PATH:/Users/tania/bin

If you don't see hidden files and directories, or those that begin with a .

Create a script file and make it executable

Go to your bin folder located in /Users/username.

cd bin

Create a file called git-deploy (no extension) in this folder.

touch git-deploy

Open the file in your text editor of choice and type the following.

#!/usr/bin/bash

A bash script must always begin with #!/bin/bash to signify that the script should run with bash as opposed to any other shell. This is called a "shebang". You can confirm where the bash interpreter is located with which bash.

which bash

Now edit the git-deploy file

#!/usr/bin/bash

read -r -p 'Commit message: ' desc  # prompt user for commit message
git add .                           # track all files
git add -u                          # track deletes
git commit -m "$desc"               # commit with message
git push origin master              # push to origin

Make it an executable file by changing the permissions.

chmod u+x git-deploy

Then just run the command.