macOS menu app for checking git status of multiple repos

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ReposCheck

A very simple macOS menu bar app to check if mutliple repos within /Documents/GitHub or a user specified directory path have any modified files. You can also specify your own path for the repos-status.sh script. The UI is built using SwiftUI.

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Installation

Download and install script and app

  1. Download and add the repos-status.sh script file to your repos directory.
  2. Run command chmod 777 repos-status in the directory to make this file executable.
  3. Download the archive for the latest release tag.
  4. Launch the app.
  5. If you get an error alert go to System Preferences -> Security & Privacy -> General and click Open Anyway
  6. Move application to Applications folder.

(Optional) – If you want the app to launch on each startup go to System Preferences -> Users & Groups select your user and add ReposCheck to LoginItems

Building from Xcode

  1. Add repos you want to track inside /Documents/GitHub or a path of your choosing.
  2. Add the repos-status.sh script file to above directory.
  3. Run command chmod 777 git-status in the directory to make this file executable.
  4. Run the ReposCheck app.

Credits

The script was created by mzabriskie. You can view the original script here

GitHub

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