arcanis.me/projects/git-etc.md

---
hastr: true
layout: project
title: git-etc
short: git-etc
tags: git, python, qt, linux, daemon, system
hasgui: true
hasdocs: false
developers:
    - Evgeniy Alekseev
license: GPLv3
links:
    - Archlinux <a href="//aur.archlinux.org/packages/git-etc", title="AUR">AUR package</a>
---
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## <a href="#info" class="anchor" id="info"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Information

Simple daemon that automatically creates git repository in the given directory and creates commit at the specified time interval.

```bash
$ git-etc --help
Simple daemon written on BASH for monitoring changes in files

Usage: git-etc [ -c | --config /etc/git-etc.conf ] [ -h | --help ] [ -v | --version ]

Parametrs:
  -c  --config      - path to configuration file
  -h  --help        - show this help and exit
  -v  --version     - show version and exit

See "man 1 git-etc" for more details
```

```bash
$ ctrlconf --help
GUI for git-etc daemon

Usage: ctrlconf [ --default ] [ -h | --help ] [ -v | --version ]

Additional parametrs:
      --default     - create default configuration file
  -h  --help        - show this help and exit
  -v  --version     - show version and exit

See "man 1 ctrlconf" for more details
```

### <a href="#devel" class="anchor" id="devel"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Developers and contributors

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### <a href="#license" class="anchor" id="license"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>License

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## <a href="#install" class="anchor" id="install"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Installation

### <a href="#instruction" class="anchor" id="instruction"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Instruction

* Download an [archive](//github.com/arcan1s/git-etc/releases "GitHub") with latest version of source files.
* Extract it and install the application:

    ```bash
    ./install.sh "/path/to/root"
    ```

    If you want install it to `/` you must run it as root, e.g.:

    ```bash
    sudo ./install.sh
    ```

    If no path is specified it will be installed to `/` by default.

### <a href="#dependencies" class="anchor" id="dependencies"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Dependencies

I want note that all were tested on latest version of dependencies.

* Bash (including awk, grep, sed)
* git
* python2 *(make)*
* systemd *(optional, service file)*
* python2-pyqt4 *(optional, GUI)*
* xterm *(optional, GUI)*

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## <a href="#howto" class="anchor" id="howto"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>How to use

If you want to start the daemon into `/etc` just run

```bash
systemctl start git-etc
```

If you want to enable daemon autoload run

```bash
systemctl enable git-etc
```

But you may change path to configuration file or change parameters. To do it just copy (recommended) the source configuration file to new path

```bash
cp /etc/git-etc.conf /new/path/to/file/git-etc.conf
```

and edit it. Then copy the source service file to `/etc`:

```bash
cp /usr/lib/systemd/system/git-etc.service /etc/systemd/system/git-etc-my-profile.service
```

Replace following string in the file:

```bash
ExecStart=/usr/bin/git-etc -c /etc/git-etc.conf
```

to

```bash
ExecStart=/usr/bin/git-etc -c /new/path/to/file/git-etc.conf
```
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## <a href="#config" class="anchor" id="config"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Configuration

All settings are stored in `/etc/git-etc.conf`. After edit them you must restart daemon

```bash
systemctl restart git-etc
```

### <a href="#options" class="anchor" id="options"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Options

|            |       |
|------------|-------|
| DIRECTORY  | Full path to working directory with observed files. Default is `/etc`. |
| TIMESLEEP  | Time interval between updates, hours. It must be integer and >= 1\. Default is `12`. |
| IGNORELIST | List of files that will not be observed. Separator is ";;". May be empty. |
| FORALL     | `1` will enable access for normal user. Default is `1`. |
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## <a href="#gui" class="anchor" id="gui"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Graphical user interface

Control Config (`ctrlconf`) is GUI for `git-etc` daemon written on `Python2/PyQt4`. This application allows you to view a list of commits and changes in files recorded in commit messages. Also, this application allows you to roll back to a specific commit all files (`git reset --hard`) or individual files (`git diff && git apply`). And you may merge old and new configuration files (used two branches repository - master and experimental). The application may need root privileges. Make sure that `sudo` package is installed.

### <a href="#gui_configuration" class="anchor" id="gui_configuration"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Configuration

Just run the application and open the settings window from menu!

### <a href="#screenshots" class="anchor" id="screenshots"><span class="octicon octicon-link"></span></a>Screenshots

(Screenshots in Russian, but GUI has English translation.)

<div class="thumbnails">
  {% assign scrdesc = "Main window" %}
  {% assign scrname = "git-etc_mainwindow" %}
  {% include prj_scr.html %}
  {% assign scrdesc = "About window" %}
  {% assign scrname = "git-etc_aboutwindow" %}
  {% include prj_scr.html %}
  {% assign scrdesc = "Commit window" %}
  {% assign scrname = "git-etc_commitwindow" %}
  {% include prj_scr.html %}
  {% assign scrdesc = "Merging window" %}
  {% assign scrname = "git-etc_mergingwindow" %}
  {% include prj_scr.html %}
  {% assign scrdesc = "Roll back window" %}
  {% assign scrname = "git-etc_rollbackwindow" %}
  {% include prj_scr.html %}
</div>
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