https://github.com/theshteves/commit-bot

Automatically generates GitHub activity
https://github.com/theshteves/commit-bot

auto-commit automation bash bot commit commit-history contribution contribution-graph contributions contributions-calendar contributions-chart contributions-graph crontab git git-activity github-actions github-profile github-stats hacktoberfest shell

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Automatically generates GitHub activity

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/theshteves/commit-bot
• Owner: theshteves
• License: mit
• Created: 2014-12-14T22:51:41.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-30T02:00:01.000Z (about 2 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-30T04:56:48.413Z (about 2 months ago)
• Topics: auto-commit, automation, bash, bot, commit, commit-history, contribution, contribution-graph, contributions, contributions-calendar, contributions-chart, contributions-graph, crontab, git, git-activity, github-actions, github-profile, github-stats, hacktoberfest, shell
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 475 KB
• Stars: 123
• Watchers: 7
• Forks: 118
• Open Issues: 3
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# GitHub Commit Bot

Generate Organic™ GitHub activity


_My most insidious idea yet_






  






Once a day (if my laptop is open),


commit-bot adds today's line:

```

Commit: Wed Sep 25 22:00:00 EDT 2019

```

This is a Bash script


designed to be run locally


(i.e. on _your_ machine)





> But [@theshteves](https://github.com/theshteves),

> 
I want this to run every day

_Oh hush_

Nobody commits every day


Is that what you want?


🚫 Sorry, not today

We're looking for a more realistic distribution of activity throughout the year





## Getting Started

> If you're on Windows™,

> 
[setup the Windows Subsystem for Linux](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10)

[Install `git` if `git --version` errors out](https://github.com/git-guides/install-git)




1. Open your command-line


& navigate to whatever folder you prefer

2. [Fork this project](https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/getting-started-with-github/fork-a-repo) on GitHub

2. Download your new copy of this project

```shell

git clone https://github.com//commit-bot.git

```

**Don't forget to include your username**

3. Test run the script


in case you need to fix permissions issues

```shell

/bin/bash ./commit-bot/bot.sh

```

4. [Open your crontab](https://www.howtogeek.com/101288/how-to-schedule-tasks-on-linux-an-introduction-to-crontab-files/) to set a trigger

```shell

crontab -e

```

> NOTE:

> 
If this makes your screen almost blank

> 
with no toolbar of keys to navigate,

> 
you've probably entered the text editor Vim

> 


> 
Remember, press "i" to start [i]nserting text

> 


> 
When you're finished,

> 
press "Esc" repeatedly until nothing happens

> 


> 
Then type ":wq" to save & quit

> 
or ":q!" to quit without saving

5. Add this line to [schedule every 10pm or whenever](https://crontab.guru/#0_22_*_*_*)

```shell

0 22 * * * /bin/bash //commit-bot/bot.sh

```

**Do not forget to include the correct folder path**

> NOTE:

> 
Make sure you save your changes

> 
on your way out!

>

> To verify your cron installation:

>

> ```shell

> crontab -l

> ```

>

> that should print the same line

> 
we just saved to your crontab

>

> Now, to celebrate, test your script 🎉

>

> ```shell

> /bin/bash //commit-bot/bot.sh

> ```