NAME
git-auto-commit-mode - Emacs minor mode to automatically commit (and push) a git repository.
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SYNOPSIS
=M-x git-auto-commit-mode
DESCRIPTION
git-auto-commit-mode is an Emacs minor mode that tries to commit changes to a file after every save.
The commit message sent to git is always the filename of the file saved, relative to the root of the git repository.
USAGE
When enabled, git-auto-commit-mode uses the =after-save-hook= to commit changes to git each time. If =gac-automatically-push-p= is non-nil it also tries to push the ~HEAD~ to the current upstream. Making sure that upstream is properly set is the responsibility of the user.
** Enabling
Since git-auto-commit-mode is a regular minor mode you have more than one option to enable it.
*** As a file-local variable
If you're using Emacs 24 or newer you should set an =eval=
file-local variable:
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
;; -*- eval: (git-auto-commit-mode 1) -*-
#+END_EXAMPLE
If you're using an older version of Emacs, that should be:
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
;; -*- mode: git-auto-commit -*-
#+END_EXAMPLE*** As a directory-local variable
Create a ~.dir-locals.el~ file in the directory where you want
git-auto-commit-mode to be enabled. This will also apply to any
subdirectories, so be careful. For more information see the [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Directory-Variables.html#Directory-Variables][Per-Directory
Local Variables]] section in the Emacs manual. Then put one of the following
snippets of code in there:
If you're using Emacs 24 or newer you should set an =eval= variable:
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
((nil . ((eval git-auto-commit-mode 1))))
#+END_EXAMPLE
If you're using an older version of Emacs, that should be:
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
((nil . ((mode . git-auto-commit))))
#+END_EXAMPLE*** As a hook
To enable git-auto-commit-mode each time a ~certain-hook~ runs:
#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE
(add-hook 'certain-hook 'git-auto-commit-mode)
#+END_EXAMPLECUSTOMIZATION
git-auto-commit-mode is a simple mode, as such it offers little customization.
=gac-automatically-push-p= :: A boolean value indicating whether or not git-auto-commit-mode should try to push the git repository's ~HEAD~ to its default upstream. Setting up the upstream is the user's responsibility.
=gac-automatically-add-new-files-p= :: A boolean value indicating whether or not git-auto-commit-mode should add new (untracked) files to the repository.
=gac-ask-for-summary-p= :: A boolean value indicating whether or not git-auto-commit-mode should ask the user for a commit message every time a commit is made. Note: Since the summary is asked for before the commit, but /after/ the file has been saved, pressing ~C-g~ while entering the Summary will stop the commit from being made, but not the file from being saved.
=gac-shell-and= :: A string that can be used to change how the shell combines commands. The default " && " is good for bash-like shells, but " ; and " would be used for fish, for example.
=gac-debounce-interval= :: A number specifying a buffer between automatic commits in seconds. Wait with making an actual commit until this number of seconds elapses.
=gac-add-additional-flag= :: A string that can be used to add additional command line flags to the ~git add~ command.
=gac-commit-additional-flag= :: A string that can be used to add additional command line flags to the ~git commit~ command.
=gac-silent-message-p= :: A boolean value indicating whether to display the commit summary message, which is usually displayed in the minibuffer. The default is ~nil~, meaning that the summary would be displayed on every commit.
To set any of these options, you can:
(setq-default gac-ask-for-summary-p t)
Set values in a hook:
(defun set-my-settings () (setq gac-automatically-push-p t))
(add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'set-my-settings)
((nil . ((gac-shell-and . " ; and "))))