Fido - he fetches

Install

gem install fido -s http://gemcutter.org

Usage

$ fido git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git
$ cd sinatra
$ git branch
* master
$ git log --format=%h | head -n1
6d8b333

The second run will perform no operation because it's already been fetched. This is for safety so any local work isn't interupted

$ .. add file and commit
$ cd ..
$ fido git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git
$ git log --format=%h | head -n1
71435b7

Branch failover

This is where fido becomes interesting

$ fido git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git foo 0.3.x bar baz
$ cd sinatra
$ git branch
* 0.3.x

We told fido we want to clone the sinatra repo and checkout one branch with preference to foo if origin/foo, then 0.3.x, etc.

Destruction

After fido has fetched a repo he knows that it can be bad to interupt any local work. He can be told destruction is ok.

$ fido git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git foo 0.3.x bar baz
$ cd sinatra
$ git branch
* 0.3.x

$ cd ..
$ fido git://github.com/sinatra/sinatra.git -f 0.9.x
$ cd sinatra
$ git branch
  0.3.x
* 0.9.x

LICENSE

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

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