gignr

gignr is a powerful CLI tool designed to help developers fetch, manage, and create .gitignore templates with ease. It integrates templates from GitHub, TopTal, and user-defined repositories.

✨ Features

• 📦 Fetch .gitignore templates from:
  • GitHub
  • GitHub Global
  • GitHub Community
  • TopTal
  • Custom user-defined repositories
• 🔍 TUI-powered template search with filtering and selection.
• ⚡ Merge multiple templates into a single .gitignore file.
• 💾 Save and manage .gitignore templates locally.
• 🛠️ Highly configurable via config.yaml.

📥 Installation

• Using Go 🐹

  go install github.com/jasonuc/gignr@latest

• Using Homebrew 🍺

  brew tap jasonuc/tap && brew install gignr

📌 Usage

🛠️ Creating a .gitignore File

gignr create gh:Go tt:clion best_go_gitignore

• gh: → Fetch from GitHub
• ghg: → Fetch from GitHub Global
• ghc: → Fetch from GitHub Community
• tt: → Fetch from TopTal
• (No prefix) → Fetch from locally saved templates

🎯 Adding a Custom Repository

gignr add https://github.com/jasonuc/gitignore-templates -n jc

• -n myrepo sets a nickname for the repository.

🔍 Searching for Templates (TUI)

gignr search

• Navigate sources: ←/→, tab
• Select template: Enter
• Filter templates: Start typing
• Copy command to generate selection: Shift + C
• Exit: Ctrl + C

💾 Saving a Custom .gitignore

gignr save best_go_gitignore

• Saves .gitignore from the current directory to local storage.
• Storage path is configurable in config.yaml.

⚙️ Configuration (config.yaml)

Located at: ~/.config/gignr/config.yaml

templates:
  storage_path: "~/.config/gignr/templates"
repositories:
  jc: "https://github.com/jasonuc/gitignore-templates"

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!
Fork the repo, make your changes, and open a Pull Request 🚀

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.