# clone-by-path
A small CLI tool to infer the clone URL by the current path and arguments.
## Setup
There are now two versions. One is in Python, one is in D. If you're a static-typed guy, follow the instructions below. But if you have Python, just run `pip install cbp` and continue to the next section, [Usage](#usage).
Linux, place the `cbp` file in `/usr/bin/` and make it executable with `sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/cbp`.
Windows, save `cbp.exe` somewhere and expose its location to your system PATH environment variable.
## Usage
The best way to understand how this works is to read the source code. It can be a little confusing otherwise.
```
cbp <repo> [args...]
```
CBP assumes that each repository URL is three parts. The domain, the author, and the repository name.
It is also assumed that these are delimited by a forward-slash (`/`). All arguments after the `<repo>` position are passed as arguments to the subsequent `git clone` command.
There are several examples to help you understand how the command works.
Pay attention to the current working directory, the generated clone command, and the directory to clone into.
```
spikespaz@jacob-linux:~$ cbp github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path
> git clone https://github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path.git github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path
Cloning into 'github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path'...
...
```
```
spikespaz@jacob-windows:~/github.com$ cbp spikespaz/clone-by-path
> git clone https://github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path.git spikespaz/clone-by-path
Cloning into 'spikespaz/clone-by-path'...
...
```
```
spikespaz@jacob-windows:~/github.com/spikespaz$ cbp clone-by-path
> git clone https://github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path.git clone-by-path
Cloning into 'clone-by-path'...
...
```
```
spikespaz@jacob-windows:~/github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path$ cbp .
> git clone https://github.com/spikespaz/clone-by-path.git .
Cloning into '.'...
...
```
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