spacemacs/layers/+source-control/github/README.org

Github contribution layer for Spacemacs

• Description
  • Features:
• Install
  • Layer
• Key Bindings
  • magit-gh-pulls
  • gist.el
  • Browse files

Description

This layers adds support for Github.

Features:

• magit-gh-pulls: handy magit add-on to manage Github pull requests.
• gist.el: full-featured mode to browse and post Github gists.
• github-browse-file and git-link: quickly browse github URL in your browser.

Install

Layer

To use this contribution add it to your ~/.spacemacs

(setq-default dotspacemacs-configuration-layers '(github))

Key Bindings

magit-gh-pulls

In a magit status buffer (SPC g s):

Key Binding	Description
# g c	create a pull request
# g g	get a list of all PRs in the current repository
# g f	fetch the commits associated to the current PR
# g b	create a branch for the current PR
# g m	merge the PR with current branch

Note that magit-gh-pulls will try to fast-forward the PRs whenever it is possible.

gist.el

Key Binding	Description
SPC g g b	create a public gist with the buffer content
SPC g g B	create a private gist with the buffer content
SPC g g l	open the gist list buffer
SPC g g r	create a public gist with the region content
SPC g g R	create a private gist with the region content

In the gist list buffer:

Key Binding	Description
/	evil search
+	add buffer to gist
-	remove file for gist
b or o	open current gist in browser
f	fetch current gist
g	refresh the list
h	go left
j	go down
k	go up
K	kill current gist
l	go right
n	next search occurrence
N	next previous occurrence
v	visual state
V	visual-line state
y	print URL and copy it

Browse files

Key Binding	Description
SPC g f b	browse to file on github
SPC g f c	browse to file on github/bitbucket/etc (on current line at commit)
SPC g f C	only copy the generated link on the kill ring
SPC g f l	browse to file on github/bitbucket/etc (on current line position)
SPC g f L	only copy the generated link on the kill ring

Notes:

• You can use the universal argument SPC u to select a remote repository.
• You can use git-link on a region.
• When the link is opened, the URL is also copied in the kill ring, you can override this behavior by setting the variable git-link-open-in-browser to nil.