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Introduction

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By Bimbok and adityapaul26

A powerful Bash-based Git automation tool that simplifies your GitHub workflow with an interactive menu system.

Overview​

Bimagic is an interactive command-line tool that streamlines common Git operations, making version control more accessible through a user-friendly menu interface. It handles repository initialization, committing, branching, and remote operations with GitHub integration using personal access tokens.

Sample​

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bimagic in a terminal (kitty)

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bimagic in neovim

Features​

Core Operations​

  • Interactive Interface: Intuitive menu-driven command-line experience.
  • Commit Management: Streamlined staging, committing, and undoing ("Time Turner") with multi-select revert support.
  • Branching & Merging: Simplified branch management and merging with automated conflict detection.
  • Stash Management: Full support for stash operations including push, pop, list, and clear.
  • Shallow clone support (--depth)

Repository Management​

  • Secure Integration: GitHub authentication via personal access tokens.
  • Automated Initialization: Rapid setup and repository initialization.
  • Smart Cloning: Support for both standard and interactive repository selection.
  • The Architect: Integrated .gitignore generator for professional project setup.
  • Safety: Automated master-to-main branch renaming and safe file removal with Git integration.

Analysis & Visualization​

  • Status Dashboard: Real-time overview of branch status, ahead/behind counts, and uncommitted changes.
  • Visual Commit Graph: High-quality "pretty git log" for clear history visualization.
  • Contributor Stats: Detailed project contribution insights with custom time-range filtering.
  • Theming: Dynamic themed progress bar for cloning

Customization​

  • Theming Engine: Full UI customization with support for ANSI and Hex color codes.