poshgit2

A set of PowerShell scripts which provide Git/PowerShell integration

Prompt for Git repositories

The prompt within Git repositories can show the current branch and the state of files (additions, modifications, deletions) within. This is based off of posh-git, but watches the repos in out-of-proc with libgit2. The result is it is faster to display staus and expand tabs, which is very noticeable on larger repos.

Tab completion

Provides tab completion for common commands when using git.
E.g. git ch<tab> --> git checkout

Installing via OneGet

On Win10, OneGet includes a provider for PSGallery. You must add a new PS repository located at https://www.myget.org/F/poshgit2/api/v2

Register-PackageSource -Name poshgit2 -Location https://www.myget.org/F/poshgit2/api/v2 -Trusted -ProviderName PSModule
Install-Package poshgit2 -Scope CurrentUser

The Prompt

This tool is intended to be incorporated as part of the PowerShell prompt. For example, add the following function to your profile.ps1 file:

function prompt {
	$dir = $pwd.Path.Replace("Microsoft.PowerShell.Core\FileSystem::", "");

	Write-Host ("`n[$dir]") -nonewline -ForegroundColor DarkGreen
	Write-GitStatus
	Write-Host ""

	return "$ "
}

This results in the following:

[C:\Users\user] [master]
$

By default, the status summary has the following format:

[{HEAD-name} +A ~B -C !D | +E ~F -G !H !]

{HEAD-name} is the current branch, or the SHA of a detached HEAD
Cyan means the branch matches its remote
Green means the branch is ahead of its remote (green light to push)
Red means the branch is behind its remote
Yellow means the branch is both ahead of and behind its remote
ABCD represent the index; EFGH represent the working directory
+ = Added files
~ = Modified files
- = Removed files
! = Conflicted files
As in git status, index status is dark green and working directory status is dark red
The trailing ! means there are untracked files

For example, a status of [master +0 ~2 -1 | +1 ~1 -0] corresponds to the following git status:

# On branch master
#
# Changes to be committed:
#   (use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage)
#
#        modified:   this-changed.txt
#        modified:   this-too.txt
#        deleted:    gone.ps1
#
# Changed but not updated:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
#   (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
#        modified:   not-staged.ps1
#
# Untracked files:
#   (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
#        new.file

Parameters

The coloring of Write-GitStatus can be modified by defining a $GitPromptSettings hashset; Write-GitStatus will pick it up, including any changes made to it during the course of the PowerShell session. For example;

$GitPromptSettings = New-Object PSObject -Property `
    @{ 
        WorkingForegroundColor = [System.ConsoleColor]::Red; 
        UntrackedForegroundColor = [System.ConsoleColor]::Red
    }

The following are variables that can be set and will affect the coloring/display of the output:

The following parameters can be changed by setting them in $GitPromptSettings. Those marked as System.ConsoleColor must append ForegroundColor or BackgroundColor to the end of the name.