1# git-bug
2
3[](https://travis-ci.org/MichaelMure/git-bug)
4[](http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0)
5[](https://godoc.org/github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug)
6[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug)
7
8> Distributed bug tracker embedded in Git
9
10Would it be nice to not have to rely on a web service somewhere to deal with bugs ?
11
12Would it be nice to be able to browse and edit bug report offline ?
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14`git-bug` is a distributed bug tracker embedded in `git`. It use git's internal storage so **no files are added in your project**.
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16As you would do with commits and branches, you can push your bugs to the same git remote your are already using to collaborate with other peoples.
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18:construction: This is for now a proof of concept. Expect dragons and unfinished business. :construction:
19
20## Install
21
22### Go get
23```shell
24go get github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug
25```
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27If it's not done already, add golang binary directory in your PATH:
28
29```bash
30export PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin
31```
32### Pre-compiled binaries
33
341. Go to the [release page](https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug/releases/latest) and download the appropriate binary for your system.
352. Copy the binary anywhere in your PATH
363. Rename the binary to `git-bug` (or `git-bug.exe` on windows)
37
38That's all !
39
40## CLI usage
41
42Create a new bug:
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44```
45git bug new
46```
47
48Your favorite editor will open to write a title and a message.
49
50You can push your new entry to a remote:
51```
52git bug push [<remote>]
53```
54
55And pull for updates:
56```
57git bug pull [<remote>]
58```
59
60List existing bugs:
61```
62git bug ls
63```
64
65You can now use commands like `show`, `comment`, `open` or `close` to display and modify bugs. For more details about each command, you can run `git bug <command> --help` or read the [command's documentation](doc/md/git-bug.md).
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67## Interactive terminal UI
68
69An interactive terminal UI is available using the command `git bug termui` to browse and edit bugs.
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71
72
73## Web UI (status: WIP)
74
75You can launch a rich Web UI with `git bug webui`.
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80This web UI is entirely packed inside the same go binary and serve static content through a localhost http server.
81
82The web UI interact with the backend through a GraphQL API. The schema is available [here](graphql/schema.graphql).
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84## Internals
85
86Interested by how it works ? Have a look at the [data model](doc/model.md).
87
88## Misc
89
90- [Bash completion](misc/bash_completion)
91- [Zsh completion](misc/zsh_completion)
92- [ManPages](doc/man)
93
94## Planned features
95
96- media embedding
97- import/export of github issue
98- extendable data model to support arbitrary bug tracker
99- inflatable raptor
100
101## Contribute
102
103PRs accepted.
104
105## License
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107
108GPLv3 or later © Michael Muré