git-lite-cli

git-lite CLI, Simplifying GitHub from Your Terminal

Hi, I'm Nikhil, Creator of git-lite CLI

Git-Lite CLI is an easy-to-use, interactive command-line tool that makes GitHub workflows simpler. It helps with tasks like pushing and cloning repositories.

• ✅ No complex Git commands
• ✅ No setup headaches
• ✅ Just a clean, intuitive experience, perfect for beginners and experts alike.

Built with Node.js, this tool is made for developers who want to learn Git in a straightforward way.

⚙️ Features

• 🔐 GitHub token-based authentication, stored securely on your device
• 👤 GitHub user profile validation
• 🚀 Push any local project to GitHub in seconds
• 📥 Clone repositories using an interactive UI
• 📦 Create GitHub repository (public/private) directly from the CLI
• 🧹 Delete saved GitHub token from local configuration
• 🧾 Auto-generates .gitignore and .gitTrace files
• 🧠 Framework Detection with smart .gitignore support
• 💬 Clean, colorful CLI with loaders and prompts
• 🧩 Modular structure, easy to extend

✨ New in v1.2.0 -- stable

• 📦 Create GitHub Repository (public/private)
• 🔑 Delete saved GitHub Token
• 🧠 Improved Framework Detection (Node.js, React, Python, Java...)
• 🚀 Auto .gitignore fallback for unknown projects

💻 Installation & Usage

Run Locally

npx git-lite-cli

Or install globally:

npm install -g git-lite-cli

Then run:

git-lite

First-Time Setup

• You'll be prompted to enter a GitHub Personal Access Token. 👉 Generate your token here: https://github.com/settings/tokens
• Your token and GitHub profile will be safely saved.

📸 Sample Workflow

📦 Welcome to Git-Lite CLI

✔ 🎉 Welcome NikhilKatkuri!
✔ 👉 Choose what you want to do: 📦 Create Repo
✔ 📝 Enter repository name: quiz_app
✔ 🔒 Visibility: Public
✅ Repo created: https://github.com/NikhilKatkuri/quiz_app

✔ 👉 Choose what you want to do: 🚀 Push Repo
✔ Enter the local project path: .
✔ Enter commit message: pushed from git-lite-cli

✅ Successfully pushed to GitHub: https://github.com/NikhilKatkuri/quiz_app.git

💡 Available Commands

Feature	Description
Push	Push local project to GitHub
Clone	Clone a GitHub repo interactively
Create Repo	Create a GitHub repository from the CLI
Gitignore	Generate .gitignore for your project
Delete Token	Delete saved GitHub token
Exit	Exit the CLI tool

🧩 Tech Stack

• Node.js
• chalk, CLI coloring
• inquirer, Interactive prompts
• simple-git, Git wrapper
• axios, API requests
• nanospinner, Loading spinners
• fs, path, Core Node.js modules

🤝 Contributions Welcome!

Git-Lite CLI is open-source and beginner-friendly. Contributions are welcome, whether it’s:

• Adding new features
• Improving user experience
• Fixing bugs
• Suggesting ideas

📬 Let's make Git easier and friendlier for everyone!

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Links
👉 GitHub Repo
👉 npm Git-Lite CLI package
👉 GitHub Automation CLI Tool - Demo Video