https://github.com/lwe/whatthecommit

Unoffical command line client for https://whatthecommit.com
https://github.com/lwe/whatthecommit

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Unoffical command line client for https://whatthecommit.com

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/lwe/whatthecommit
• Owner: lwe
• License: mit
• Created: 2010-07-15T08:57:46.000Z (almost 14 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-07-20T09:00:33.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-01-14T21:07:45.886Z (5 months ago)
• Topics: fun, shell, whatthecommit
• Language: Ruby
• Homepage:
• Size: 9.77 KB
• Stars: 158
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 4
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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README

        
whatthecommit

=============

An unoffical command client to fetch a random and silly commit message from

[whatthecommit.com][wtc].

> For the sources of [whatthecommit.com][wtc] see

> https://github.com/ngerakines/commitment

FAQ

---

#### Is it useful?

Yeah, sure, I mean it's perfect for those cases where you

haven't committed a change in ages and feel too important to use

`git add -i`, so `git commit -am "$(whatthecommit)"` to the rescue :wink:

#### How do I install it?

To get up and running as fast as possbile run

```bash

# installs to /usr/local/bin/whatthecommit

curl -L https://github.com/lwe/whatthecommit/raw/master/whatthecommit >/usr/local/bin/whatthecommit

chmod 0755 /usr/local/bin/whatthecommit

```

#### Are there any options?

Sure, check `whatthecommit -h` for usage and options.

#### Do I need this? / Alternatives

No, [whatthecommit.com][wtc] provides since some time a

plain text interface at https://whatthecommit.com/index.txt - so a good

alternative would be to create something like:

```bash

# .bashrc / .zshrc or whatever

function whatthecommit() {

  curl --silent --fail https://whatthecommit.com/index.txt

}

```

...or how about a git alias?

```bash

# From https://github.com/ngerakines/commitment/issues/69#issuecomment-91053061

git config --global alias.yolo '!git add -A && git commit -m "$(curl --silent --fail https://whatthecommit.com/index.txt)"'

```

Thanks to [m13253](https://github.com/m13253) for the index.txt trick.

[wtc]: https://whatthecommit.com/