From: Benjamin Stürz <benni+got@stuerz.xyz>
Subject: Re: Introducing vc - built on top of Got
To: Simon Harrison <info@simonh.uk>
Cc: gameoftrees@openbsd.org
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 11:50:56 +0200

Hi Simon,

nice idea.
I have a small nit-pick.
Your first line says
> #!/bin/bash

Please use either
#!/usr/bin/env bash
or yet better, rewrite the script as POSIX and use:
#!/bin/sh

bash is not guaranteed to be in /bin (and isn't on OpenBSD at least).

Kind Regards,
Benjamin Stürz

On 8/30/26 12:51 PM, Simon Harrison wrote:
> Hello. Just wanted to let the list know, I've uploaded a tool called vc
> (version control) for managing single files and using Got as the
> backend. The repo is accessible here:
> 
> https://codeberg.org/simonh/vc
> 
> ====================
> Important Disclaimer
> ====================
> 
> Most of the tool was written using Google Gemini.
> 
> I know AI is a very divisive issue so I'm letting you know upfront. If
> anyone finds it useful, or would like to modify it, please go ahead.
> 
> Any comments, ideas appreciated.
> 
> Simon
> 
> p.s. Here is a demo (from the readme of the repo):
> 
> [simon@computer 11:39:52] ~/tmp/vc-test
> $ vc
> vc version 0.11
> Usage: vc <command> [arguments]
> 
> Commands:
>    init                    Initialize centralized repository tracking
> mirror status, st [file]       Show workspace file status (T=Tracked,
> M=Modified, ?=New) list, ls                List all tracked files
> across all directories ci [-m "msg"] <file>  Check-In (Commit) a single
> required file co [rev] <file>         Check-Out (Restore) a specific
> revision file id <file>               Show checked-out and head
> revision tracking IDs revert, rv <file>       Undo local modifications
> and roll back to HEAD state log [file]              View chronological
> revision commit logs diff, di [file]         Show line-by-line
> workspace modifications patch, pa <patchfile>   Apply a unified diff
> patch to your workspace files [simon@computer 11:39:54] ~/tmp/vc-test
> $ vc st
> T hello
> ? newfile
> ? testing
> [simon@computer 11:39:55] ~/tmp/vc-test
> $ vc ci -m 'Add newfile' newfile
> Check-in successful!
> [simon@computer 11:40:13] ~/tmp/vc-test
> $ vc id hello
> File:            hello
> Checked-out Rev: r3
> Head Rev:        r3
>