CLI tool that lets you download specific folders from GitHub repositories without cloning the entire repo.
Get detailed insights for GitHub repositories without cloning the entire codebase
Installation • Usage • Features • Examples • Configuration • Troubleshooting • Contributing • License
Have you ever needed detailed insights for a GitHub repository? Or wanted to audit dependencies, explore commit history, or analyze project metadata without downloading the entire codebase? git-bro solves these problems by providing specific commands to generate insights, audit dependencies, explore commits, and generate project folder structures, saving you bandwidth, time, and disk space.
npm install -g git-bro
This installs git-bro as a global command-line tool accessible from anywhere in your terminal.
npx git-bro <github-repo-url>
Run git-bro directly without installation using npx.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-V, --version | Show version number |
-h, --help | Show help |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
insights <repo> [options] | Generate detailed insights for a GitHub repository |
audit <repo> [options] | Audit dependencies in a GitHub repository |
commits <repo> [options] | Explore commit history of a GitHub repository |
generate | Generate a project folder structure |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
-a, --author <author> | Filter commits by author |
-f, --file <file> | Filter commits by file path |
-c, --conflicts | Show only commits with merge conflicts |
-l, --limit <number> | Limit number of commits (default: "50") |
-h, --help | Display help for command |
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
--type <type> | Type of dependency file (package.json, requirements.txt) |
--output <path> | Output directory for audit reports |
git-bro insights username/repository
git-bro audit username/repository
git-bro commits username/repository
git-bro generate
git-bro works out of the box without configuration. For rate-limited GitHub API usage, authentication support is under development.
Error: Request failed with status code 403
Solution: GitHub limits unauthenticated API requests. Wait a few minutes and try again.
Error: Invalid GitHub URL format
Solution: Ensure your URL follows the pattern: https://github.com/owner/repo
Error: Repository not found
Solution: Verify the repository name and ensure it is accessible.
Contributions make the open-source community an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions to git-bro are greatly appreciated.
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')git push origin feature/amazing-feature)See the open issues for a list of proposed features and known issues.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.
Made with ❤️ by Adwait-Borate and ShreyashIngle
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FAQs
CLI tool that lets you download specific folders from GitHub repositories without cloning the entire repo.
We found that git-bro demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 2 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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