gitch(1)

A helper utility for managing and switching between global git user profiles.

It unloads all existing ssh keys from ssh-agent, loads the key for the specified profile, and sets the global git user name and email.

Usage

Usage: gitch <profile>

Options:
  -h, --help      Show this help message and exit
  -v, --version   Show version number and exit
  -c, --create    Create a new git alias
  -l, --load      Load a git user config and add it to the SSH agent. Default action.
      --list      List all available git user profiles

Example: gitch work

Install

From source

1. Clone the repository
2. Run make install to install the binary to /usr/local/bin/gitch

Homebrew

brew tap tobyvee/tap
brew install gitch

Uninstall

1. Run make uninstall to remove the binary from /usr/local/bin/gitch

Creating a new profile

To create a new git user profile, use the --create, -c option and follow the prompts:

gitch -c <name>
Creating new git user profile: <name>
Enter your name: Test User
Enter your email: test@nomail.com
Enter path to SSH private key: /Users/test/.ssh/pubkey.pub

Switching profiles

Using the above example, to switch to the profile, run:

gitch <name>