gitp - Git Profile Switcher

A fast and intuitive git profile switcher written in Rust, with support for SSH keys, HTTPS credentials, and both global and local configurations.

Features

• 🚀 Fast - Written in Rust for blazing-fast profile switching
• 🔑 SSH Support - Manage different SSH keys for different profiles
• 🌐 Multi-scope - Switch profiles globally or per-repository
• 🎨 User-friendly - Intuitive CLI with colored output
• 🔒 Secure - HTTPS credentials can be stored in the system keychain
• 🤖 Auto-switching - Automatically switch profiles based on repo URL (coming soon)

Installation

From source

# Make sure you have Rust installed
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh

# Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/created-by-varun/gitp.git
cd gitp
cargo install --path .

From crates.io (coming soon)

cargo install gitp

Quick Start

1. Create a profile:

   # Enter interactive mode
   gitp new work
   # Or with flags
   gitp new personal --email "me@example.com" --name "John Doe"
   

2. List profiles:

   gitp list
   

3. Switch profiles:

   # Switch globally
   gitp use work
   
   # Switch for current repo only
   gitp use personal --local
   

4. Check current profile:

   gitp current
   

Usage

Profile Management

# Create a new profile interactively
gitp new <profile-name> --interactive

# Create with specific settings
gitp new work \
  --name "John Doe" \
  --email "john@company.com" \
  --ssh-key ~/.ssh/id_rsa_work

# Show profile details
gitp show work

# Edit existing profile
gitp edit work # Opens interactive mode

# Edit specific fields, including HTTPS credentials:
gitp edit work \
  --https-host github.com \
  --https-username myuser \
  --https-token "ghp_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  --https-store-in-keychain # Store the token in system keychain

# Remove HTTPS credentials from a profile (and keychain if stored there):
gitp edit work --https-remove-credentials

# Remove a profile
gitp remove work

# Rename a profile
gitp rename work work-backup

Profile Switching

# Switch globally (default)
gitp use personal

# Switch for current repository only
gitp use work --local

# Show current profile
gitp current
gitp current --show-config  # With full configuration

Configuration

Profiles are stored in ~/.config/gitp/config.toml:

current_profile = "work"

[profiles.work]
name = "John Doe"
email = "john@company.com"
ssh_key = "~/.ssh/id_rsa_work"
gpg_key = "ABCD1234"

[profiles.personal]
name = "John Doe"
email = "john@personal.com"
ssh_key = "~/.ssh/id_rsa_personal"

Roadmap

• Basic profile management (create, list, switch, remove)
• Global git config switching
• SSH key management and SSH config generation
• Local (per-repository) profile switching
• HTTPS credential management via system keychain
• Auto-switching based on repository URLs
• Profile templates and inheritance
• Import/export profiles
• Shell prompt integration
• Homebrew formula and AUR package

Development

Project Structure

gitp/
├── src/
│   ├── main.rs          # Entry point
│   ├── cli.rs           # CLI definitions
│   ├── commands/        # Command implementations
│   ├── config/          # Configuration management
│   ├── credentials/     # Credential management (keychain, tokens)
│   ├── git/             # Git operations
│   ├── ssh/             # SSH configuration management
│   └── utils/           # Utilities
├── tests/               # Integration tests
└── Cargo.toml

Building

# Debug build
cargo build

# Release build
cargo build --release

# Run tests
cargo test

# Run with verbose output
cargo run -- --verbose list

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the MIT license (LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).

Acknowledgments

• Inspired by various git profile switchers in the ecosystem
• Built with excellent Rust crates: clap, serde, git2, and more