How to use the command 'hut' (with examples)
The hut command is a CLI tool for sourcehut, which is a suite of tools for software development. It can be used to interact with Git, Mercurial, and builds on the sourcehut platform. In this article, we will explore several use cases of the hut command and provide examples for each.
Use case 1: Initialize hut’s configuration file
Code:
hut init
Motivation:
The hut init command is used to initialize the configuration file for the hut command. This configuration file is necessary for authenticating with sourcehut using an OAuth2 access token.
Explanation:
The hut init command initializes the configuration file for hut. It will prompt the user for an OAuth2 access token, which is required to use hut. The access token can be obtained from the sourcehut website.
Example output:
Please enter your OAuth2 access token: **********
Configuration file created successfully.
Use case 2: List Git/Mercurial repositories
Code:
hut git|hg list
Motivation:
The hut git list or hut hg list commands can be used to obtain a list of Git or Mercurial repositories, respectively, that are associated with the sourcehut account.
Explanation:
The hut git list command lists all the Git repositories associated with the sourcehut account. Similarly, the hut hg list command lists all the Mercurial repositories associated with the sourcehut account.
Example output:
Repository 1: my-git-repo
Repository 2: another-git-repo
Repository 3: some-git-repo
Use case 3: Create a public Git/Mercurial repository
Code:
hut git|hg create name
Motivation:
The hut git create or hut hg create commands allow users to create a new public Git or Mercurial repository, respectively, on the sourcehut platform.
Explanation:
The hut git create command is used to create a new public Git repository on sourcehut. Similarly, the hut hg create command is used to create a new public Mercurial repository on sourcehut. The name argument specifies the name of the repository to be created.
Example output:
Repository created successfully: my-new-repo
Use case 4: List jobs on builds.sr.ht
Code:
hut builds list
Motivation:
The hut builds list command is used to list all the jobs on builds.sr.ht, which is the build service for sourcehut.
Explanation:
The hut builds list command lists all the jobs on the builds.sr.ht platform.
Example output:
Job 1: job-123
Job 2: job-456
Job 3: job-789
Use case 5: Show the status of a job
Code:
hut builds show job_id
Motivation:
The hut builds show command is used to show the status of a specific job on builds.sr.ht.
Explanation:
The hut builds show command takes a job_id argument, which specifies the ID of the job to retrieve the status for. It displays detailed information about the job, including the status, duration, and any log output.
Example output:
Job ID: job-123
Status: running
Duration: 5 minutes
Logs:
...
Use case 6: SSH into a job container
Code:
hut ssh job_id
Motivation:
The hut ssh command allows users to securely SSH into a job container on builds.sr.ht.
Explanation:
The hut ssh command takes a job_id argument, which specifies the ID of the job to SSH into. It establishes a secure SSH connection to the corresponding job container on builds.sr.ht, allowing users to access the container’s command line.
Example output:
Connected to job-123 container via SSH.
Conclusion:
In this article, we explored several use cases of the hut command, which is a CLI tool for sourcehut. We learned how to initialize hut’s configuration file, list Git/Mercurial repositories, create new public repositories, list jobs on builds.sr.ht, show the status of a job, and SSH into a job container. These examples demonstrate the versatility of the hut command and its ability to interact with different aspects of the sourcehut platform.
