Automate Your GitHub Workflow with Bash Scripting

Introduction:
In today's fast-paced development environment, efficiency is key. One way to streamline your workflow is by automating repetitive tasks, such as adding, committing, and pushing changes to GitHub repositories. In this article, we'll explore how to create a simple automation script using Bash scripting on Linux to handle these tasks effortlessly.

Prerequisites:
Before we dive into the implementation, ensure you have the following:

A GitHub account
Git installed on your Linux machine
Basic knowledge of Bash scripting

Script Overview:
Let's dissect the script step by step:

#!/bin/bash

# Check if a commit message and repository URL are provided
if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <commit_message> <repository_url>"
    exit 1
fi

The script starts with a shebang line to specify that it's a Bash script. Then, it checks if both a commit message and a repository URL are provided as arguments. If not, it displays a usage message and exits.

# Add all changes
git add .

Next, the script adds all changes in the current directory to the staging area using git add ..

# Commit with the provided message
git commit -m "$1"

It then commits the changes with the commit message provided as the first argument.

# Set the remote repository URL
git remote add origin "$2"

The script sets the remote repository URL to the one provided as the second argument.

# Push changes to the remote repository (assuming 'main' is your branch, modify as needed)
git push origin main --force

Finally, it pushes the changes to the remote repository, assuming that the branch name is 'main'.
Usage:
To use this script, follow these steps:

Save the script into a file, e.g., git_auto.sh.
Make the script executable by running chmod +x git_auto.sh.
Execute the script, providing the commit message and repository URL as arguments:
./git_auto.sh "Your commit message" https://github.com/your_username/your_repository.git


Conclusion
With this automation script, you can significantly streamline your GitHub workflow. By eliminating the need to manually execute Git commands, you can focus more on your development tasks. Feel free to customize the script further to suit your specific requirements. Happy coding!