CommandHelper (Fake)

6.1.3

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CommandHelper Module

Namespace: Fake.Tools.Git
Assembly: Fake.Tools.Git.dll

Contains helpers which allow to interact with [git](http://git-scm.com/) via the command line.

Functions and values

Function or value	Description
`CommandHelper.directRunGitCommand repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.directRunGitCommand repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` - The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` - The GIT command to execute Returns: `bool`	Runs the given git command, waits for its completion and returns whether it succeeded. repositoryDir : `string` The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` The GIT command to execute Returns: `bool`
`CommandHelper.directRunGitCommandAndFail repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.directRunGitCommandAndFail repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` - The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` - The GIT command to execute	Runs the given git command, waits for its completion and fails when it didn't succeeded. repositoryDir : `string` The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` The GIT command to execute
`CommandHelper.findGitDir repositoryDir` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.findGitDir repositoryDir` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` Returns: `DirectoryInfo`	Searches for a .git directory in the specified directory or any parent directory. repositoryDir : `string` Returns: `DirectoryInfo`
`CommandHelper.fireAndForgetGitCommand repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.fireAndForgetGitCommand repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` - The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` - The GIT command to execute	Fires the given git command in the given repository directory and returns immediately. repositoryDir : `string` The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` The GIT command to execute
`CommandHelper.fixPath path` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.fixPath path` Parameters: path : `string` Returns: `string`	Fixes the given path by escaping backslashes path : `string` Returns: `string`
`CommandHelper.getGitResult repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.getGitResult repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` - The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` - The GIT command to execute Returns: `string list`	Runs `git.exe` with the given command in the given repository directory and return results repositoryDir : `string` The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` The GIT command to execute Returns: `string list`
`CommandHelper.gitCommand repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.gitCommand repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` command : `string`	Runs the given git command, waits for its completion. The repository directory to execute command in The GIT command to execute repositoryDir : `string` command : `string`
`CommandHelper.gitCommandf repositoryDir fmt` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.gitCommandf repositoryDir fmt` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` fmt : `StringFormat<'a, unit>` Returns: `'a`	Runs git.exe with the given formatted command The repository directory to execute command in The GIT command to execute repositoryDir : `string` fmt : `StringFormat<'a, unit>` Returns: `'a`
`CommandHelper.gitPath` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.gitPath` Returns: `string`	Tries to locate the git.exe via the environment variable "GIT". Returns: `string`
`CommandHelper.gitTimeOut` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.gitTimeOut` Returns: `TimeSpan`	Specifies a global timeout for `git.exe` - default is no timeout Returns: `TimeSpan`
`CommandHelper.runGitCommand repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.runGitCommand repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` - The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` - The GIT command to execute Returns: `bool * string list * string`	Runs `git.exe` with the given command in the given repository directory. repositoryDir : `string` The repository directory to execute command in command : `string` The GIT command to execute Returns: `bool * string list * string`
`CommandHelper.runGitCommandf fmt` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.runGitCommandf fmt` Parameters: fmt : `StringFormat<'a, (string -> bool * string list * string)>` - The formatted GIT command string to execute Returns: `'a`	Runs `git.exe` with the given formatted command fmt : `StringFormat<'a, (string -> bool * string list * string)>` The formatted GIT command string to execute Returns: `'a`
`CommandHelper.runSimpleGitCommand repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.runSimpleGitCommand repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` command : `string` Returns: `string`	Runs the git command and returns the first line of the result. The repository directory to execute command in The GIT command to execute repositoryDir : `string` command : `string` Returns: `string`
`CommandHelper.showGitCommand repositoryDir command` Full Usage: `CommandHelper.showGitCommand repositoryDir command` Parameters: repositoryDir : `string` command : `string`	Runs the given git command, waits for its completion. This version doesn't throw an exception if an error occurs. It just traces the error. The repository directory to execute command in The GIT command to execute repositoryDir : `string` command : `string`