feat(scp): add verbose, interactive, and dry-run flags (#1261)

* feat(scp): add -v/--verbose and -i/--interactive flags

git scp/git rscp printed a diff via plain `git diff`/`git diff --stat`
with no `--no-pager` and no TTY check, blocking on the user's pager.
Add -v/--verbose to print the diff via --no-pager before syncing, and
-i/--interactive to also prompt for confirmation before the real
push/copy. Both apply to git scp and git rscp, and must precede
<remote>.

Updates man/git-scp.md and Commands.md.

* feat(scp): add -n/--dry-run flag

Add -n/--dry-run to preview a sync without changing anything: rsync
runs with -n, and git add --force / ssh ... rm are skipped outright.
Implies --verbose, since confirming or previewing with nothing shown
is useless.

Also restructures scp_and_stage's push/delete blocks from `&&`-chains
into if/then, needed to branch on dry-run, which incidentally fixes a
latent bug where a non-TTY COLOR_RESET could silently skip the real
rsync/git add/ssh rm calls.

Updates man/git-scp.md and Commands.md.

* test(scp): add coverage for -n/--dry-run and -i/--interactive abort

git-scp had no test coverage at all. Cover the two paths that need no
real remote destination: dry-run must preview without touching the
index, working tree, or remote path, and declining the interactive
confirmation must abort before anything syncs.

* feat(scp): Code review

* feat(scp): Code review
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@ -1203,6 +1203,14 @@ Internally this script uses `rsync` and not `scp` as the name suggests.
`git-rscp` - The reverse of `git-scp`. Copies specific files from the working directory of a remote repository to the current working directory.
The following options are available (must precede `<remote>`):
```bash
-v, --verbose Print what will be synced before syncing
-i, --interactive Prompt for confirmation before syncing (implies --verbose)
-n, --dry-run Show what would be synced, change nothing (implies --verbose)
```
### Examples
Copy unstaged files to remote. Useful when you want to make quick test without making any commits

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@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ function _sanitize()
function scp_and_stage
{
local verbose=0 interactive=0 dry_run=0
while :
do
case "$1" in
-v|--verbose) verbose=1; shift;;
-i|--interactive) verbose=1; interactive=1; shift;;
-n|--dry-run) verbose=1; dry_run=1; shift;;
*) break;;
esac
done
set_remote "$1"
shift
@ -94,46 +105,116 @@ function scp_and_stage
list=$(git ls-files "$@")" "$(git ls-files -o "$@")
elif [ -n "$refhead" ]
then
git diff --stat "$refhead"
[ "$verbose" -eq 1 ] && git --no-pager diff --stat "$refhead"
list=$(git diff "$refhead" --name-only)
else
git diff
[ "$verbose" -eq 1 ] && git --no-pager diff
list=$(git diff --name-only)
fi
deleted=$(for i in $list; do [ -f "$i" ] || echo "$i"; done)
list=$(for i in $list; do [ -f "$i" ] && echo "$i"; done)
if [ "$interactive" -eq 1 ] && [ "$dry_run" -eq 0 ] && { [ -n "$list" ] || [ -n "$deleted" ]; }
then
local reply
read -r -p "Proceed with sync to $remote? [y/N] " reply
case "$reply" in
y|Y|yes|YES) ;;
*) _info "Aborted, nothing synced."; exit 0;;
esac
fi
local status=0
if [ -n "$list" ]
then
local _TMP=${0///}
# shellcheck disable=SC2086
echo "$list" > "$_TMP" &&
_sanitize $list &&
_info "Pushing to $remote ($(git config "remote.$remote.url"))" &&
rsync -rlDv --files-from="$_TMP" ./ "$(git config "remote.$remote.url")/" &&
git add --force $list &&
echo "$list" > "$_TMP"
if [ "$dry_run" -eq 1 ] || _sanitize $list
then
_info "Pushing to $remote ($(git config "remote.$remote.url"))"
if [ "$dry_run" -eq 1 ]
then
rsync -rlDvn --files-from="$_TMP" ./ "$(git config "remote.$remote.url")/"
else
rsync -rlDv --files-from="$_TMP" ./ "$(git config "remote.$remote.url")/" &&
git add --force $list
fi
status=$?
else
status=1
fi
rm "$_TMP"
fi
deleted=$(for i in $deleted; do echo "$(git config "remote.$remote.url" | cut -d: -f2)/$i"; done)
[ -n "$deleted" ] &&
COLOR_RED &&
echo Deleted remote files &&
ssh "$(git config "remote.$remote.url" | cut -d: -f1)" -t "rm $deleted" &&
echo "$deleted"
COLOR_RESET
if [ -n "$deleted" ]
then
COLOR_RED
echo Deleted remote files
if [ "$dry_run" -eq 1 ]
then
echo "$deleted"
else
if ssh "$(git config "remote.$remote.url" | cut -d: -f1)" -t "rm $deleted"
then
echo "$deleted"
else
status=1
fi
fi
COLOR_RESET
fi
return "$status"
}
function reverse_scp()
{
local verbose=0 interactive=0 dry_run=0
while :
do
case "$1" in
-v|--verbose) verbose=1; shift;;
-i|--interactive) verbose=1; interactive=1; shift;;
-n|--dry-run) verbose=1; dry_run=1; shift;;
*) break;;
esac
done
set_remote "$1"
shift
local _TMP=${0///}
echo "$@" > "$_TMP" &&
rsync -rlDv --files-from="$_TMP" "$(git config "remote.$remote.url")/" ./ &&
echo "$@" > "$_TMP"
local status=0
if [ "$verbose" -eq 1 ]
then
rsync -rlDvn --files-from="$_TMP" "$(git config "remote.$remote.url")/" ./
status=$?
fi
if [ "$dry_run" -eq 1 ]
then
rm "$_TMP"
return "$status"
fi
if [ "$interactive" -eq 1 ]
then
local reply
read -r -p "Proceed with copy from $remote? [y/N] " reply
case "$reply" in
y|Y|yes|YES) ;;
*) _info "Aborted, nothing copied."; rm "$_TMP"; exit 0;;
esac
fi
rsync -rlDv --files-from="$_TMP" "$(git config "remote.$remote.url")/" ./ &&
rm "$_TMP"
}
@ -148,9 +229,14 @@ function _usage()
{
echo "Usage:
git scp -h|help|?
git scp <remote> [ref|file..] # scp and stage your files to specified remote
git scp <remote> [<ref>] # show diff relative to <ref> and upload unstaged files to <remote>
git rscp <remote> [<file|directory>] # copy <remote> files to current working directory
git scp [options] <remote> [ref|file..] # scp and stage your files to specified remote
git scp [options] <remote> [<ref>] # show diff relative to <ref> and upload unstaged files to <remote>
git rscp [options] <remote> [<file|directory>] # copy <remote> files to current working directory
OPTIONS:
-v, --verbose print what will be synced before syncing
-i, --interactive prompt for confirmation before syncing (implies --verbose)
-n, --dry-run show what would be synced, change nothing (implies --verbose; no staging, no remote writes/deletes)
"
case $1 in

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@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ git-scp(1) -- Copy files to SSH compatible `git-remote`
## SYNOPSIS
`git scp` -h|help|?
`git scp` <remote> [<commits>...|<path>...]
`git rscp` <remote> <path>
`git scp` [options] <remote> [<commits>...|<path>...]
`git rscp` [options] <remote> <path>
## DESCRIPTION
@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ Internally this script uses `rsync` and not `scp` as the name suggests.
The <paths> parameters, when given, are used to limit the diff to the named paths (you can give directory names and get diff for all files under them).
-v, --verbose
Print what will be synced before syncing: the diff for `git scp`, or a preview (rsync dry-run) for `git rscp`.
-i, --interactive
Same as `--verbose`, but also prompt for confirmation before syncing. Implies `--verbose`
-n, --dry-run
Show what would be synced, change nothing. Implies `--verbose`, and no staging or remote writes/deletes happen.
## GIT CONFIGS
To sanitize files using `dos2unix` before copying files

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tests/git-scp.bats Normal file
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@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
# shellcheck shell=bash
source "$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/test_util.sh"
setup_file() {
test_util.setup_file
}
setup() {
test_util.cd_test
test_util.git_init
printf '%s\n' 'hello' > tracked.txt
git add tracked.txt
git commit -m 'Initial commit'
# never created: neither test below should ever touch it
git remote add fake "$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR/never-created"
printf '%s\n' 'world' >> tracked.txt
}
@test "dry-run previews the sync without changing anything" {
run git scp -n fake
assert_success
assert_line -p 'tracked.txt'
assert_line -p 'DRY RUN'
run git status --short
assert_line -p 'M tracked.txt'
run test -e "$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR/never-created"
assert_failure
}
@test "interactive mode aborts without syncing when declined" {
run bash -c 'echo n | git scp -i fake'
assert_success
assert_line -p 'Aborted, nothing synced.'
run git status --short
assert_line -p 'M tracked.txt'
run test -e "$BATS_TEST_TMPDIR/never-created"
assert_failure
}