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parse the .git/config file into a useful data structure
var gitconfig = require('gitconfiglocal');
gitconfig('./',function(err,config){
console.log(config);
/* prints:
{ core:
{ repositoryformatversion: '0',
filemode: true,
bare: false,
logallrefupdates: true },
remote:
{ origin:
{ url: 'git@github.com:soldair/node-gitconfiglocal.git',
fetch: '+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*' } } }
*/
});
gitconfig('./', { gitDir: 'path/to/gitdir' }, cb);
The simple-git package provides a simple interface for running Git commands in any Node.js application. It allows you to execute Git commands programmatically and handle the results. Unlike gitconfiglocal, which focuses on reading and modifying the .git/config file, simple-git provides a broader range of Git functionalities.
The nodegit package is a native Node.js binding to the libgit2 library, which provides a comprehensive set of Git functionalities. It allows you to perform various Git operations, such as cloning repositories, creating branches, and committing changes. While gitconfiglocal is specialized in handling Git configuration files, nodegit offers a more extensive set of Git-related features.
The isomorphic-git package is a pure JavaScript implementation of Git that works in both Node.js and browser environments. It provides a wide range of Git functionalities, including reading and writing Git configuration files. Compared to gitconfiglocal, isomorphic-git offers a more versatile solution that can be used in different environments.
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parse the .git/config file into a useful data structure
The npm package gitconfiglocal receives a total of 1,506,541 weekly downloads. As such, gitconfiglocal popularity was classified as popular.
We found that gitconfiglocal 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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