git-random

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Usage ​

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git random [(\<count\> | --count=\<count\>)]
    [(--modify | --modify=\<refname\>)]
    [--intermediary-commit=(true | false)]
git random (help | --help)
git random (--version | -v)

Make a commit ​

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git random

Generates a random string <random string>, creates a file named <random string>.txt (unless it already exists), and appends <random string> to the file on a new line.

It reads like this:

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% git random
git-random: Adding the line Hlx4HQnzciwKvNl77mz3F8M5esx8lotc to the new file Hlx4HQnzciwKvNl77mz3F8M5esx8lotc.txt, and committing the change.
[my-branch 7a41c89] Created the file Hlx4HQn….txt
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 Hlx4HQnzciwKvNl77mz3F8M5esx8lotc.txt

It is safe to have staged and unstaged changes before running git random. Staged changes will be automatically stashed and reapplied. That reads like this:

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% git status
On branch my-branch
nothing to commit, working tree clean
% touch my-new-file
% git add my-new-file
% echo new-line >> my-existing-file
% git status
On branch my-branch
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
	new file:   my-new-file

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
	modified:   my-existing-file
% git random
git-random: stashing your staged changes.
Saved working directory and index state # …snip

git-random: Adding the line Hlx4HQnzciwKvNl77mz3F8M5esx8lotc to the new file Hlx4HQnzciwKvNl77mz3F8M5esx8lotc.txt, and committing the change.
[my-branch 7a41c89] Created the file Hlx4HQn….txt
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 Hlx4HQnzciwKvNl77mz3F8M5esx8lotc.txt

git-random: applying stashed staged changes.
% git status
On branch my-branch
Changes to be committed:
  (use "git restore --staged <file>..." to unstage)
	new file:   my-new-file

Changes not staged for commit:
  (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
  (use "git restore <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
	modified:   my-existing-file

Make multiple commits ​

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git random <count> # e.g. `git random 3`

and

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git random --count=<count> # e.g. `git random --count=3`

are equivalent to each other, and to running git random repeatedly.

Commits which modify others ​

Especially useful for setting up conflict scenarios.

To add a line of random content to the last file listed in HEAD's git-log, run

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git random --modify

To add a line of random content to the last file listed in refname's git-log, run

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git random --modify=<refname>
# e.g. `git random --modify=HEAD`
# or `git random --modify=@~`
# or `git random --modify=my-branch`
# or `git random --modify=my-tag`
# or `git random --modify=mysha`
# etc.

For an example of why you might want to do that, see Examples > Practice conflict Resolution

Show the manpage ​

git random (help | --help)

Show the current version ​

git random (--version | -v)