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A simple bash script to navigate through git repository commits chronologically, perfect for studying a codebase's evolution.
- Lets you step through commits in chronological order (oldest to newest)
- Jump to first commit with first, navigate forward with next, or backward with prev
- Automatically tracks your progress
- Shows commit details at each step
This installs the script as navcom in /usr/local/bin.
sudo cp bin /usr/local/bin/navcom
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/navcom
Navigate to any git repository and run:
# Jump to first commit
navcom first
# Move to next commit (chronologically)
navcom next
# Move to previous commit
navcom prev
On first run, it will initialize by scanning the repository's commit history.
- First Run: Creates a chronological list of all commits in the default branch
- Navigation: Checks out commits in order and tracks your position
- Progress: Stores tracking data in .git/nc-progress and .git/nc-commits
To start over from the beginning:
rm .git/nc-progress .git/nc-commits
