Create a github Repository For Freecad with string comparision

freecad-git.sh

#!/bin/bash

BASE_DIR="$HOME/git/cad"

# Check if a repository name was provided
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    echo "Usage: $0 <repository-name>"
    exit 1
fi

REPO_NAME=$1
FULL_PATH="$BASE_DIR/$REPO_NAME"

# Create a new private GitHub repository
if ! gh repo create "$REPO_NAME" --private; then
    echo "Failed to create GitHub repository"
    exit 1
fi

# Clone the repository
if ! git clone "[email protected]:$(gh api user --jq '.login')/$REPO_NAME.git" "$FULL_PATH"; then
    echo "Failed to clone repository"
    exit 1
fi

# Change to the repository directory
cd "$FULL_PATH" || exit 1

# Add gitattributes for FreeCAD files
echo '*.FCStd diff=strings' >> .gitattributes
echo '*.FCStd merge=ours' >> .gitattributes

# add gitignore for freecad backup files
echo '*.FCStd1' >> .gitignore
echo '*.FCBak' >> .gitignore

# Add and commit .gitattributes
git add .gitattributes
git add .gitignore
git config diff.strings.textconv strings
git commit -m "Init Repository for Freecad"
git push

# Create new FreeCAD project
FreeCADCmd -c "import FreeCAD; doc = FreeCAD.newDocument('$REPO_NAME'); doc.saveAs('$FULL_PATH/$REPO_NAME.FCStd')"

# Open the project in FreeCAD GUI
freecad "$FULL_PATH/$REPO_NAME.FCStd" > /dev/null 2>&1 &

This script requires github-cli with a logged-in user and a valid ssh key.
Additionally, you have to set the compression level in FreeCAD to zero.
You can change this setting under Edit -> Settings -> Document -> Compression level

Based on: FreeCAD/FreeCAD#9432 (comment)