{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/9"},{"label":"Version Control","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-version-control"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"vcstool is a command-line tool that manages multiple version control repositories (Git, Mercurial, Subversion, Bazaar) from a single interface, letting you run VCS commands across many repos at once.","skillfed_tags":["multi-repo","vcs-orchestration","cli-tool"],"use_cases":["Manage a workspace of many Git/Hg/Svn repositories and run status, diff, or log across all of them at once.","Export a snapshot of multiple repositories' URLs and versions to a YAML file for reproducible setup on another machine.","Import a previously exported repository manifest to clone and check out all repos to their recorded versions.","Run custom VCS commands (e.g., git log) on a filtered subset of repositories by type.","Validate a hand-written or exported repository manifest file before importing it."],"what_it_does":"vcstool is a wrapper tool that lets you run version control commands across multiple repositories in one operation. Instead of cd-ing into each repo and running git/hg/svn/bzr individually, you point vcstool at a directory tree, and it recursively discovers all supported repositories and executes your command on each one in parallel (by default, or sequentially if needed). It also provides export/import functionality using YAML files to capture repository metadata\u2014type, URL, and version\u2014so you can reproduce a set of repos elsewhere or share a workspace definition.\n\nThe tool depends on PyYAML and setuptools for installation. It's designed to be lightweight and stateless, relying entirely on the native VCS clients already installed on your system rather than reimplementing version control logic. It supports Git, Mercurial, Subversion, and Bazaar, and can also fetch and unpack tarballs or zip files during import.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you actively manage multiple version-controlled repositories and want a lightweight command-line tool to orchestrate them. The low install friction and permissive license make it easy to try. However, be aware that the package is dormant (last release 2021-08-09) and receives no active maintenance\u2014it works for its stated purpose but may not evolve with newer VCS features or Python versions. Suitable for stable, long-term workflows; less suitable if you need active development or modern tooling integration."},"id":"vcstool","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/vcstool","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/vcstool.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/vcstool/"},"maintenance":{"status":"dormant"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-08-09","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"vcstool","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"vcstool provides a command line tool to invoke vcs commands on multiple repositories."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":121050,"position":11998,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.3.0"}