zgit is a small tool written in Python 3 for managing git stashes so that you can upload them to FTP and fetch elsewhere. Don't take this tool too seriously, it's making packing folder excluding some files, uploading it to FTP then fetching elsewhere and checking if a folder has been modified easier. It's to be used on top of git, but if in some cases git is an overkill, this can be even used instead (remember the previous sentence).
zgit uses zgitignore, therefore before installing zgit you also need to install that library:
pip install zgitignore
Then, the installation is straightforward:
git clone git://github.com/zb3/zgit.git
cd zgit
python setup.py install
Then after installation you need to create a configuration file ~/.zgitconf, with one local "repository" (for just copying files) and one optional remote "repository" (FTP to be exact). Example file:
[config]
;default_action - what to do when you just type zgit
;'status' and 'push' make sense here, pull clearly doesn't :)
default_action = status
[local]
;doesn't have to exist, but has to be writable
directory = ~/zgit-uploads/
[remote]
disabled = False
host = zgit-ftp.golden-trumpet.org
path = zgit-uploads/
user = admin
You can't specify FTP password here, because if you enter blank password while prompted, zgit will assume you want to talk to local repository.
Go to the project directory:
cd gitproject
Then if you wish to use a different ignore file for zgit than .gitignore, copy it to .zgitignore which is read first:
cp .gitignore .zgitignore
edit .zgitignore
zgit stores a file named .zgitrev in your project directory, so it's a good idea to add it to your .gitignore file.
Then you're ready to go, that is you can save the project directory:
zgit push
It will ask you for password, and if you enter blank one, it will assume you wanted to use local repository. You can also extend the last push:
zgit push amend
Push command will show you the assigned "revision" number. You may check this number as well as if the folder has been modified with:
zgit status
It will say 'modified' if any file that is not ignored by a .zgitignore or .gitignore file has been modified/removed/renamed.
(Well, if you play with md5 collision stuff then that may not exactly be true :D)
Then if you're somewhere else, you may download the latest revision with:
zgit pull
And if you want to pull a specific revision then use:
zgit pull [revision number]
And that's it!
zgit push [amend]
zgit pull [revision number]
zgit status