omz-git-branch Plugin

This is an Oh-My-Zsh plugin that augments git features, designed especially for users who prefer aesthetically pleasing branch naming conventions.

It visually formats the current git branch name or commit hash, considering customizable variables like hiding status, maximum branch length, prefix, and suffix trimming, with an option to display git status.

Example

Branch: abc-custom-feature-xyz-12345678 Display: custom-fe...12345678

Branch: user123/repo-9876/fix-bug-in-feature Display: 9876/fix...-feature

Installation

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To install omz-git-branch, you can use the following command:

sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/cpwillis/omz-git-branch/main/install.sh)"

Alternative

You can clone the repository into your ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins directory:

git clone https://github.com/cpwillis/omz-git-branch.git ${ZSH_CUSTOM:-~/.oh-my-zsh/custom}/plugins/omz-git-branch

After cloning, add omz-git-branch to your .zshrc plugins list:

plugins=(... omz-git-branch)

Helpers

During installation, you can enhance Git with extra settings and aliases using config.sh. You can run this script later if you initially skip it. Plus, a predefined reset command is available for reverting to default settings.

Customisation

By default, omz-git-branch will truncate branch names to 20 characters in total. It is designed to omit the team name prefix while ensuring the inclusion of critical identifiers like Pivotal Tracker IDs at the end.

You can customize the plugin behavior with the following git config commands:

• max-branch-length: Sets the maximum length of the branch name displayed in your prompt. Defaults to 20.

  git config --global oh-my-zsh.max-branch-length 20

• prefix-regex: Applies a regex, where the first match will be removed from the branch name. By default, this is not used. For TNWInc style, it would remove everything up to the first '-' character.

  git config --global oh-my-zsh.prefix-regex '.*?-'

• prefix-length: Removes n characters from the beginning of the branch name. Useful for branches with a fixed-length prefix. Defaults to 0.

  git config --global oh-my-zsh.prefix-length 0

• suffix-length: Ensures that n characters at the end of the branch name are always included. Defaults to 0 with manual install, set to 8 by install script.

  git config --global oh-my-zsh.suffix-length 8

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to improve omz-git-branch, please feel free to fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request. This project was inspired by an abandoned project.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.