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git-diff-archive
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Archive of the diff files using node.js and git.

It is recommended a global installation.
$ npm install git-diff-archive -g
Go to the working directory.
Then, run the git_diff_archive or gda command.
$ cd /your/project/dir
$ git_diff_archive HEAD HEAD~5
# or
$ gda HEAD HEAD~5
In the above example, to archive the difference file of the current HEAD and five previous HEAD.
Usage:
git_diff_archive COMMIT, [OLD_COMMIT], {Options}
Description:
Archive of the diff files using node.js and git.
`COMMIT` and `OLD_COMMIT` is equivalent to the index that specify in the `git diff`.
`PATH_SYNTAX` can be used in the `output` and `prefix` option.
Options:
-h, --help Displays this help.
-V, --version Displays current version of this package.
-v, --verbose Show the append files and use git command.
-n, --dry-run Don't actually create the files. just show what would be done.
-f, --format (zip|tar) Specified in the `zip` or `tar` the format of the archive.
-o, --output Output destination path of the archive. (Use `PATH_SYNTAX`)
-p, --prefix Prefixed to the filenames in the archive. (Use `PATH_SYNTAX`) [default: <current-dir>]
-P, --no-prefix Prefix nothing to the filenames in the archive.
-b, --base Rebase the file paths in the archive. Specified path will be the root.
-F, --diff-filter `git diff --diff-filter` and a similar designation.
(A|C|D|M|R|T|U|X|B|*)
PATH_SYNTAX:
{dirname} Current git directory name when you call the command.
{date} Today's date.
{time} Current time.
{datetime} {date} and {time}.
{random} Random strings.
{format} Archive format specified in the option.
Defaults:
--verbose = false
--dry-run = false
--format = zip
--prefix = {dirname}
--output = {dirname}-{datetime}.{format}
--base = .
--diff-filter = ACDMRTUXB
Examples:
git_diff_archive
git_diff_archive HEAD~3
git_diff_archive HEAD~2 -v
git_diff_archive HEAD~5 -n
git_diff_archive HEAD HEAD~3
git_diff_archive 85d59ab
git_diff_archive 596a7ca f489d4a
git_diff_archive HEAD~5 -p diff-files
git_diff_archive HEAD~5 -o tmp/{dirname}.zip
git_diff_archive HEAD~5 -f tar -o output.{format}
git_diff_archive HEAD~2 HEAD~10 -F AMCR
Node.js 4.x~git 2.x~Released under the MIT Licence
Bugs, feature requests and comments are more than welcome in the issues
FAQs
Archive of the diff files using node.js and git.
The npm package git-diff-archive receives a total of 4 weekly downloads. As such, git-diff-archive popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that git-diff-archive demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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