gistpost

gistpost

#!/bin/bash
# Purpose : post a file as github gist
# Author  : Carl Verbiest

typeset local

script=$0
script_dir=${script%/*}
script=${script##*/}

[ -f ~/.ssh/github.env ] && . ~/.ssh/github.env
TEE=""
PUBLIC=false

Usage() {

    cat <<END
Usage $0 [-u user] [-p password] [-w] file ...
    -u : username, default \$GITHUB_USER
    -p : password, default \$GITHUB_PASSWORD
    -w : show it to the world = public gist
    -d : debug
END
    exit 1
}

postfile() {
    ff=$1
    fn=${ff##*/}
    cat <<END
{
  "description":"$fn",
  "public":$PUBLIC,
  "files": {
    "$fn": {
    "content":"$(sed -e 's/\\/\\\\/g' -e 's/"/\\"/g'  -e 's/$/\\n/' <$ff)"
    }
  }
}
END
}

set -- `getopt u:p:wd $*`
if [ $? != 0 ]
then
    Usage
fi
for i in $*
do
   case $i in
       -u) GITHUB_USER=$2; shift; shift;;
       -p) GITHUB_PASSWORD=$2; shift; shift;;
       -w) PUBLIC=true; shift;;
       -d) TEE="| tee"; shift;;
       --) shift;  break;;
   esac
done

[ ! -f "$1" ] && Usage

for file in $*
do
    echo Posting $file
    postfile $file $TEE | curl --user "$GITHUB_USER:$GITHUB_PASSWORD" --data @- https://api.github.com/gists
done