wkentaro/git-hunk/core

git-hunk core

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The core loop

1. Run git-hunk list && git-hunk show once. list includes untracked files;

show prints tracked diffs and only labels untracked files, even by ID or path. Read untracked text files separately with a file-reading tool. If output is truncated, use git-hunk show <path-or-id>... in smaller batches before planning from it.

1. Plan the requested commits from the inspected contents. Preserve unrelated

or unfinished work. Target paths are exact and relative to the worktree root, even from a subdirectory; shell-quote them. Directories and globs are not expanded.

1. Commit whole files by path or selected Hunks by ID. Chain independent steps

with &&, ending with git-hunk list:

git-hunk commit src/helper.py -m "refactor: rename greet parameter" &&
git-hunk commit 3f2a1c9 -m "feat: add a second greeting" &&
git-hunk list

commit stages exactly the selected changes and aborts if the index already holds staged work. Use -F <file> instead of -m for a message file relative to the current directory. --amend keeps HEAD's message unless one is supplied; --fixup <commit> accepts neither -m nor -F.

When a partial selection could break syntax or dependencies, use git-hunk stage, inspect the staged result, and validate it before git commit. Committing whole Hunks keeps other stable IDs valid.

Finish when git-hunk list shows only the work meant to remain. An empty inventory confirms no leftovers; it does not establish that a commit builds or passes tests. Report each commit and any remaining work.

Partial hunks

Prefer distinctive changed-line text with --include-matching or --exclude-matching (repeatable, OR'd; --regex for patterns). Matching works across all Hunks selected by paths or IDs: include skips Hunks with no match; exclude takes them whole. Alternatively, -l 3,5-7 takes the 1-based body positions printed by show, counting context lines, and requires one Hunk. Use one selector per command.

For a one-for-one replacement, select both the - and + lines: match shared text (base to turn delay = base into delay = base * backoff), or repeat --include-matching with a pattern per side. --allow-one-sided explicitly permits a lone deletion or addition. In a wider replacement, stage and commit take every - line plus the + lines to keep; unstage and discard take every + line plus the - lines to restore.

A partial selection creates new IDs. A conditional ID can change when its Duplicate Hunk group changes. After either operation, refresh with list before using more IDs; later steps in the same call may target paths only.

discard <id-or-path> permanently drops unstaged changes. Use it only when the user requested that cleanup, and select only the intended leftovers:

git-hunk commit a4c0b82 --exclude-matching 'print("DEBUG"' -m "fix: correct total" &&
git-hunk discard src/total.py --include-matching 'print("DEBUG"' &&
git-hunk list

Recovery and limits

• On failure, follow the error's retry tip and run git-hunk list before

re-planning. Earlier commits in an && chain may have succeeded. A rejected Git commit leaves its selection staged; retry with git commit after fixing the rejection rather than repeating git-hunk commit.

• show takes IDs or paths; list takes paths. An untracked file is one

whole-file Hunk; discard refuses it. Whole-file Hunks and submodule changes must be selected whole.

• unstage corrects staging. Copies are additions. Renames and conflicts are

rejected; use Git for those.