CLI tool for managing different git user profiles, useful if you have multiple repo under different accounts. This works by updating the local .git/config file's user section, so any future actions will be done as the new user.

Installs the binary to ~/.cargo/bin.

cargo install --path .

cargo test --release

Usage: git-user [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>

Commands:
  add     Create a new user
  delete  Deletes a user
  export  Export config
  list    List users
  use     Use user
  help    Print this message or the help of the given subcommand(s)

Options:
  -c, --config <CONFIG>  Custom config file path [default: ~/.gitusers]
  -h, --help             Print help

Add a new user profile to this tool.

git user add user123 user123@test.com

Profile name can be set using -p. By default, it is the same name as the username.

git user add user123 user123@test.com -p 'personal'

Signing key can be set using -k.

git user add user123 user123@test.com -k '~/.ssh/key.pub'

SSH command can be set using -s.

git user add user123 user123@test.com -s 'ssh -i ~/.ssh/key'

Delete a user profile from this tool.

git user delete user123

List all users tracked by this tool.

git user list

Sets the user in .git/config so they are recorded as the author of all future changes.

git user use user123

The repo path can be specified using -r. Defaults to the current directory.

git user use user123 -r 'repos/my-repo'

Verify user using git config -l --local.

Exports the config for sharing.

git user export

Use a custom config location using -c.

git user list -c 'configs/my-config'