git: 'secrets' is not a git command on github mac desktop

[spinwang]

I followed the instructions in the readme and can use the git CLI to commit without any problem, but when I use github mac desktop tool, I always get the following error during commit:

git: 'secrets' is not a git command.

[mtdowling]

It needs to be on the PATH somewhere where the client can find it.

Does this comment help you? If so, we can see about adding this to the readme: https://github.com/awslabs/git-secrets/issues/46.

[spinwang]

@mtdowling after running that command, it works now. I think it's a good idea to add it to documentation. Thanks!

[kalexmills]

How do you remove this error when uninstalling git secrets?

Is there anyway to undo the things this tool does to a repository?

[rezabekf]

you need to remove the git-secrets from a repo hooks: repo_name/.git/hooks and delete git secrets from these 3 files: commit-msg -> git secrets --commit_msg_hook -- "$@" pre-commit -> git secrets --pre_commit_hook -- "$@" prepare-commit-msg -> git secrets --prepare_commit_msg_hook -- "$@"

You will have to do this for every repository created after install of git-secrets

[markokeeffe]

For those uninstalling git-secrets:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Recursively remove references to "git secrets" from webhooks in all repositories

find . -regex '.*/\.git/hooks/commit-msg' -exec sed -i '' -e 's/git secrets --commit_msg_hook -- "$@"//' {} \;
find . -regex '.*/\.git/hooks/pre-commit' -exec sed -i '' -e 's/git secrets --pre_commit_hook -- "$@"//' {} \;
find . -regex '.*/\.git/hooks/prepare-commit-msg' -exec sed -i '' -e 's/git secrets --prepare_commit_msg_hook -- "$@"//' {} \;

[techministrator]

The above script does uninstall all git-secrets commands hooks in all existing git folders. But cloning the new repo might add those commands again. You need to remove git-secrets in .git-templates as well.

$ cd ~/.git-templates
$ rm -rf git-secrets

[jmcbri]

It needs to be on the PATH somewhere where the client can find it.

Does this comment help you? If so, we can see about adding this to the readme: #46.

Thanks. But what does "it" refer to? "git"? "git secrets"? "secrets"? Sorry, but I probably would not here at all if I knew more.