Greptile CLI

Greptile is a Command Line Interface (CLI) that enables developers to search and understand complex codebases in English. Learn more at greptile.com.

Quickstart

1. Install greptile via npm:

   npm install -g greptile
   greptile addPath

   This ensures Greptile is in your system's PATH for global usage. Without the addPath command, you will not be able to use the CLI tool..

2. Authenticate with GitHub:

   greptile auth

3. Add repositories to the chat session:

   greptile add [repo link or owner/repo]

   • For example:

   greptile add https://github.com/facebook/react

   • or

   greptile add facebook/react

   You can add up to 10 repositories to the session.

4. Begin!

   greptile start

   This launches a shell allowing you to ask questions to Greptile's AI with full context of the provided repositories.

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How to Run

You can run Greptile using the following commands:

Authentication

To authenticate with GitHub, use the following command:

greptile auth

Adding a Repository

To add a repository to the session, use the following command:

greptile add <repository_link or owner/repo>

Replace <repository_link> with the GitHub repository URL or <owner/repo> with the owner and repository name.

Listing Repositories

To list repositories in the current session, use the following command:

greptile list

Removing a Repository

To remove a repository from the session, use the following command:

greptile remove <repository_link or owner/repo>

Replace <repository_link> with the GitHub repository URL or <owner/repo> with the owner and repository name.

Starting Greptile

To start the Greptile application and interact with the repositories, use the following command:

greptile start

Follow the prompts to ask questions and retrieve information from the added repositories.

Help

To display help information, use the following command:

greptile help

Feel free to explore and interact with Greptile to manage your repositories efficiently!

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