Imaad Fakier - Portfolio - Custom Butterfly GitHub Contribution Graph Art

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Custom Butterfly GitHub Contribution Graph Art

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Custom Butterfly GitHub Contribution Graph Art

Part of the 'custom-contributions' collection, this project involved creating a Bash script to generate a visual pattern on a GitHub user's contribution graph. This one generates a specific butterfly pattern by strategically placing commits on specific dates within a 7x52 grid.

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Technical Details:

Language/Tools: Bash, Git, `date` command
Concepts: Bash Scripting, Git, Command Line Interfaces (CLIs)
Features: Generates a butterfly pattern on the contribution graph by creating backdated commits based on a predefined pattern, Generates a commit for each day within a specified date range, Takes a repository path as a command-line argument, Initializes a new Git repository or use an existing one, Configures Git user name and email, Uses Git environment variables (`GIT_AUTHOR_DATE`, `GIT_COMMITTER_DATE`) to set custom commit dates

Key Learnings:

This project provided practical experience in creating Bash scripts to interact with Git and automate changes on a Git repository.

Status:

Public Repository

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