gitsh: A Ruby repository from lode

The gitsh program is an interactive shell for git. From within gitsh you can issue any git command, even using your local aliases and configuration.

Why should you use gitsh?

Git commands tend to come in groups. Avoid typing git over and over and over by running them in a dedicated git shell:
```
sh$ gitsh
```

gitsh% status gitsh% add . gitsh% commit -m "Ship it!" gitsh% push gitsh% ctrl-d sh$

Hit return with no command to run git status, saving even more typing:

  gitsh% ⏎
  # On branch master
  nothing to commit, working directory clean
  gitsh%

Easily execute shell commands:

  gitsh% !echo Hello world
  Hello world
  gitsh%

Combine commands with &&, ||, and ;:
```
  gitsh% commit && push
```
Make temporary modifications to your git configuration with gitsh config variables. These changes only effect git commands issues in this gitsh session and are forgotten when you exit, just like shell environment variables.
```
  gitsh% :set user.name 'George Brocklehurst and Mike Burns'
  gitsh% :set user.email support+george+mike@thoughtbot.com
  gitsh% commit -m 'We are pair programming'
```

Access information about your repository with magic variables like $_rebase_base, $_merge_base and $_prior.

  gitsh% rebase master
  CONFLICT (content): Merge conflict in db/schema.rb
  gitsh% checkout $_rebase_base -- db/schema
  gitsh% !rake db:schema:load db:migrate

Tab completion for git commands, aliases, and branches without modifying your shell settings, and without any extra setup for aliases and third party git commands.
Information about the state of your git repository in the prompt, without modifying your shell settings. This includes the name of the current HEAD, and a colour and sigil to indicate the status.

It works with hub and gh:

  sh$ gitsh --git $(which gh)
  gitsh% pull-request

Installing gitsh

Mac OS X, via homebrew:

  brew tap thoughtbot/formulae
  brew install gitsh

Arch Linux: https://github.com/thoughtbot/gitsh/blob/master/arch/PKGBUILD
OpenBSD -current:
```
  sudo pkg_add gitsh
```

See the installation guide for install instructions for other operating systems.

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