git

Installs git and essential extensions on a Debian or Ubuntu system. Generates configuration along with some useful aliases.

Run as the user you want to use git with. When running the playbook, it might be necessary to use --ask-become-pass.

Tested on the following distributions:

• Debian buster/sid
• Debian 9
• Ubuntu 18.04
• Ubuntu 16.04
• Ubuntu 14.04

Requirements

Tested on Ansible 2.5 or higher.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

git_user_name

Username to be placed in the config file.

git_user_name: "User Name"

git_user_email

Email address to be placed in the config file.

git_user_email: "your@email.com"

git_prompt_install

Whether to install git prompt in your bash prompt, showing current branch and some other useful information. See bash-git-prompt for details.

Note, that this will overwrite your .bashrc (will backup the old one though)!

git_prompt_install: no

There are more variables in vars/main.yml. Change these only if you know what you're doing.

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

This example shows how the role can be used while prompting the user for data.

- name: Git installation playbook
  hosts: all
  vars_prompt:
    - name: "git_user_name"
      prompt: "Full name"
      private: no
    - name: "git_user_email"
      prompt: "Email address"
      private: no
  vars:
    git_prompt_install: yes
  tasks:
    - import_role:
        name: jniewt.git

License

MIT / BSD

Author Information

jniewt | jniewt@gmail.com