This is a starting point for Python solutions to the "Build Your Own Git" Challenge.
In this challenge, we'll build a small Git implementation that's capable of
initializing a repository, creating commits and cloning a public repository.
Along the way we'll learn about the .git
directory, Git objects (blobs,
commits, trees etc.), Git's transfer protocols and more.
Note: If you're viewing this repo on GitHub, head over to codecrafters.io to try the challenge.
- Ensure you have
python
installed locally - Run
./your_git.sh
to run your Git implementation, which is implemented inapp/main.py
.
The your_git.sh
script is expected to operate on the .git
folder inside the
current working directory. If you're running this inside the root of this
repository, you might end up accidentally damaging your repository's .git
folder.
We suggest executing your_git.sh
in a different folder when testing locally.
For example:
mkdir -p /tmp/testing && cd /tmp/testing
/path/to/your/repo/your_git.sh init
To make this easier to type out, you could add a shell alias:
alias mygit=/path/to/your/repo/your_git.sh
mkdir -p /tmp/testing && cd /tmp/testing
mygit init