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Installation
clone the repository
mkdir -p ~/GitHub/rkiel
git clone git@github.com:rkiel/git-feature.git
add the bin to your path
export PATH=~/GitHub/rkiel/git-feature/bin:$PATH
Usage
This utility is built around some standard branch names: master, develop, and integration.
Feature branches have specific format: USER-BASE-FEATURE.
- USER is the username as specificied by the USER environment variable
- BASE is the standard branch to base the feature branch on
- FEATURE is the name of the feature
Start
To start a new feature, go to one of the standard branches.
git checkout master
Use the start subcommand with a feature name.
feature start my-new-feature
For example, a new branch will be created called rkiel-master-my-new-feature
Rebase
Use the rebase subcommand to pull down any changes from the standard branch and then rebase with your feature branch changes.
In addition, a backup copy of your feature changes will be pushed out to origin.
This backup should not be used to collaborate with others. It is just a personal backup and will be deleted and recreated with each rebase.
feature rebase
For example, rkiel-master-my-new-feature will be pushed out to origin.
Merge
Use the merge subcommand to merge your feature branch changes to the standard branch.
feature merge
You can also override the default standard branch by specifying another branch.
feature merge integration
End
Use the end subcommand to close out the feature.
The standard branch will be checkout and the local feature branch will be forcibly deleted.
Make sure that your changes have been merged.
If there is a backup copy on origin, it will also be removed.
feature end