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diff --git a/content/blog/2021-03-19-clone-github-repos.md b/content/blog/2021-03-19-clone-github-repos.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2aed609..0000000 --- a/content/blog/2021-03-19-clone-github-repos.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,155 +0,0 @@ -+++ -date = 2021-03-19 -title = "How to Clone All Repositories from a GitHub or Sourcehut Account" -description = "Learn how to clone all GitHub or Sourcehut repositories." -+++ - -## Cloning from GitHub - -If you're like me and use a lot of different devices (and sometimes -decide to just wipe your device and start with a new OS), you probably -know the pain of cloning all your old code repositories down to your -local file system. - -If you're using GitHub, you can easily clone all of your code back down -in just seconds. First, create a bash script. I do so by opening a new -file in `nano`, but you can use `gedit`, -`vim`, or something else: - -```sh -nano clone_github_repos.sh -``` - -Next, paste in the following information. Note that you can replace the -word `users` in the first line with `orgs` and -type an organization's name instead of a user's name. - -```sh -CNTX=users; NAME=YOUR-USERNAME; PAGE=1 -curl "https://api.github.com/$CNTX/$NAME/repos?page=$PAGE&per_page=100" | - grep -e 'git_url*' | - cut -d \" -f 4 | - xargs -L1 git clone -``` - -Finally, save the bash script and make it executable. - -```sh -chmod a+x clone_github_repos.sh -``` - -Now you can run the script and should see the cloning process begin. - -```sh -./clone_github_repos.sh -``` - -## Cloning from Sourcehut - -I haven't fully figured out how to directly incorporate Sourcehut's -GraphQL API into a bash script yet, so this one will take two steps. - -First, log-in to Sourcehut and go to their [GraphQL playground for -Git](https://git.sr.ht/graphql). Next, paste the following query into -the left box: - -```sh -query { - me { - canonicalName - repositories() { - cursor - results { - name - } - } - } -} -``` - -The output on the right side will give you an object of all your -repositories. Just grab that text and remove all the characters such as -quotation marks and curly brackets. You will need a single-line list of -space-separated values for the next step. - -Now let's create the bash script: - -```sh -nano clone_sourcehut_repos.sh -``` - -Next, paste the following bash script in with the list of repositories -you obtained above and replace `your-username` with your -username. - -Note that this uses the SSH-based Git cloning method -(e.g. =git@git...=), so you'll need to ensure you have set up Sourcehut -with your SSH key. - -```sh -repos=(repo1 repo2 repo3) - -# List all sub-directories in the current directory -for repo in "${repos[@]}" -do - # Clone - git clone git@git.sr.ht:~your-username/$repo -done -``` - -Finally, save the bash script and make it executable. - -```sh -chmod a+x clone_sourcehut_repos.sh -``` - -Now you can run the script and should see the cloning process begin. - -```sh -./clone_sourcehut_repos.sh -``` - -## Moving Repositories to a New Host - -Now that you have all of your code repositories cloned to your local -computer, you may want to change the remote host (e.g., moving from -GitHub to GitLab). To do this, let's create another bash script: - -```sh -nano change_remote_urls.sh -``` - -Past the following information and be sure to change the URL information -to whichever host you are moving to. For this example, I am looping -through all of my cloned GitHub directories and changing them to -Sourcehut (e.g. `<YOUR_NEW_REMOTE_URL>` -\> -`git@git.sr.ht:~myusername`). - -```sh -# List all sub-directories in the current directory -for dir in */ -do - # Remove the trailing "/" - dir=${dir%*/} - # Enter sub-directory - cd $dir - # Change remote Git URL - git remote set-url origin <YOUR_NEW_REMOTE_URL>/"${dir##*/}" - # Push code to new remote - git push - # Go back to main directory - cd .. -done -``` - -Finally, save the bash script and make it executable. - -```sh -chmod a+x change_remote_urls.sh -``` - -Now you can run the script and should see the cloning process begin. - -```sh -./change_remote_urls.sh -``` |