1- commit-bot
2- ==========
1+ # commit-bot
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4- Automatically generates GitHub activity
3+ Generate Organic™ GitHub activity
4+ <br >_ My most insidious idea yet_
55
6- My most insidious idea yet.
6+ Once a day (if my laptop is open),
7+ <br >commit-bot adds today's line:
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8- Example:
99```
10- Commit: Sun Sep 22 22:00:01 EDT 2019
1110Commit: Wed Sep 25 22:00:00 EDT 2019
12- Commit: Mon Sep 30 22:00:00 EDT 2019
13- Commit: Tue Oct 1 22:00:00 EDT 2019
14- Commit: Wed Oct 2 22:00:00 EDT 2019
1511```
1612
1713This is a Bash script
1814<br >designed to be run locally
19- <br >right on your machine
15+ <br >(i.e. on _ your _ machine)
2016
2117> But [ @theshteves ] ( https://github.com/theshteves ) ,
2218> <br >I want this to run every day
2319
2420_ Oh hush_
25- <br >Nobody commits every day
2621
27- Is that what you want?
22+ Nobody commits every day
23+ <br >Is that what you want?
24+ <br >🚫 Sorry, not today
2825
29- Sorry, not today 🚫
26+ We're looking for a more realistic distribution of activity throughout the year
3027
3128## Getting Started
3229
3330If you're on Windows™,
34- [ setup the Windows Subsystem for Linux] ( https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 )
31+ < br > [ setup the Windows Subsystem for Linux] ( https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10 )
3532
36- If you haven't already, [ install git] ( https://github.com/git-guides/install-git ) **
33+ If you haven't already,
34+ <br >[ install git] ( https://github.com/git-guides/install-git )
3735
38361 . Open your command-line
3937<br >& navigate to whatever folder you prefer
4038
41- 2 . Download this project
39+ 2 . Fork this project
40+
41+ 2 . Download your new copy of this project
4242
4343``` shell
44- git clone https://github.com/theshteves /commit-bot.git
44+ git clone https://github.com/< your-github-username > /commit-bot.git
4545```
4646
47+ ** Don't forget to include your username**
48+
47493 . Test run the script
4850<br >in case you need to fix permissions issues
4951
@@ -57,21 +59,27 @@ source ./commit-bot/bot.sh
5759crontab -e
5860```
5961
60- > Tip: if this makes your screen almost blank
62+ > NOTE:
63+ > <br >If this makes your screen almost blank
6164> <br >with no toolbar of keys to navigate,
6265> <br >you've probably entered the text editor Vim
6366> <br >
6467> <br >Remember, press "i" to start [ i] nserting text
65- > <br >then when you're finished
68+ > <br >
69+ > <br >When you're finished,
6670> <br >press "Esc" repeatedly until nothing happens
67- > <br >& type ": wq " to save & quit
71+ > <br >
72+ > <br >Then type ": wq " to save & quit
6873> <br >or ": q !" to quit without saving
6974
70- 5 . Add this line to [ schedule every 10pm or whatever ] ( https://crontab.guru/#0_22_*_*_* )
75+ 5 . Add this line to [ schedule every 10pm or whenever ] ( https://crontab.guru/#0_22_*_*_* )
7176
7277``` shell
73780 22 * * * source /< full-path-to-your-folder> /commit-bot/bot.sh
7479```
7580
76- > Tip: Make sure you save your changes
81+ ** Do not forget to include the correct folder path**
82+
83+ > NOTE:
84+ > <br >Make sure you save your changes
7785> <br >on your way out!
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