perl-Git-Repository

Perl interface to Git repositories

Git::Repository is a Perl interface to Git, for scripted interactions with repositories. It's a low-level interface that allows calling any Git command, whether _porcelain_ or _plumbing_, including bidirectional commands such as 'git commit-tree'. A Git::Repository object simply provides context to the git commands being run. It is possible to call the 'command()' and 'run()' methods against the class itself, and the context (typically _current working directory_) will be obtained from the options and environment. As a low-level interface, it provides no sugar for particular Git commands. Specifically, it will not prepare environment variables that individual Git commands may need or use. However, the 'GIT_DIR' and 'GIT_WORK_TREE' environment variables are special: if the command is run in the context of a Git::Repository object, they will be overridden by the object's 'git_dir' and 'work_tree' attributes, respectively. It is still possible to override them if necessary, using the 'env' option. Git::Repository requires at least Git 1.5.0, and is expected to support any later version. See Git::Repository::Tutorial for more code examples.