Add --location flag

Author: stilvoid

README.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Just put `git-get` somewhere in your path :)
 ## Usage
 
 ```
-git get [--print-path] <repository> [<args>]
+git get [--print-path] [--location <dir>] <repository> [<args>]
 ```
 
 ### Arguments
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ git get [--print-path] <repository> [<args>]
 ### Options
 
 - `--print-path` - Print the full path where the repository would be cloned and exit without cloning
+- `--location <dir>` - Override the base directory for this clone only
 - `-h, --help` - Show help message and exit
 
 ## Examples
@@ -61,3 +62,27 @@ By default, git-get places all repositories under `~/code` but you can change th
 ```shell
 git config --global get.location ~/projects
 ```
+
+### Additional Examples
+
+```shell
+# See where a repository would be cloned without actually cloning
+git get --print-path https://github.com/stilvoid/git-get
+
+# Override the base directory for one clone only
+git get --location ~/temp https://github.com/stilvoid/git-get
+# → ~/temp/github.com/stilvoid/git-get
+
+# Preview where a repository would be cloned with a custom location
+git get --location ~/projects --print-path [email protected]:user/repo.git
+# → ~/projects/github.com/user/repo
+
+# Show help and usage information
+git get --help
+
+# Pass additional arguments to git clone (shallow clone)
+git get --depth 1 https://github.com/stilvoid/git-get
+
+# Clone a specific branch
+git get --branch main https://github.com/stilvoid/git-get
+```

git-get

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -eu -o pipefail
 
 function print_help {
-    echo "Usage: git get [--print-path] <repository> [<args>]"
+    echo "Usage: git get [--print-path] [--location <dir>] <repository> [<args>]"
     echo
     echo "  git-get clones <repository> into a folder derived from the repository URL"
     echo
@@ -16,32 +16,33 @@ function print_help {
     echo "  --print-path will print out the full path that the repository would be cloned into"
     echo "  and then exits immediately without cloning"
     echo
+    echo "  --location <dir> override the base directory for this clone only"
+    echo
     echo "  -h, --help show this help message and exit"
     echo
     echo "  Any other arguments are passed to the \"git clone\" command"
 }
 
-# Set base directory for git checkout
-base_dir="$(git config get.location || true)"
-
-if [ -z "$base_dir" ]; then
-    base_dir="$HOME/code"
-else
-    # Replace a tilde with $HOME
-    base_dir="${base_dir/#~/$HOME}"
-fi
-
 # Parse CLI opts
 COMMAND="checkout"
 REPO=""
 EXTRA_ARGS=()
+OVERRIDE_LOCATION=""
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     case $1 in
         --print-path)
             COMMAND="print"
             shift
             ;;
+        --location)
+            if [ $# -lt 2 ] || [ -z "${2:-}" ]; then
+                echo "Error: --location requires a directory path"
+                exit 1
+            fi
+            OVERRIDE_LOCATION="$2"
+            shift 2
+            ;;
         -h|--help)
             print_help
             exit
@@ -68,6 +69,22 @@ if [ -z "$REPO" ] ; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# Set base directory for git checkout
+if [ -n "$OVERRIDE_LOCATION" ]; then
+    # Use override location, expanding tilde if present
+    base_dir="${OVERRIDE_LOCATION/#~/$HOME}"
+else
+    # Use configured or default location
+    base_dir="$(git config get.location || true)"
+    
+    if [ -z "$base_dir" ]; then
+        base_dir="$HOME/code"
+    else
+        # Replace a tilde with $HOME
+        base_dir="${base_dir/#~/$HOME}"
+    fi
+fi
+
 # Strip scheme
 dir="${REPO#*://}"
 
@@ -80,6 +97,9 @@ dir="${dir/://}"
 # Remove .git
 dir="${dir%.git}"
 
+# Remove trailing slash from base_dir if present
+base_dir="${base_dir%/}"
+
 dir="${base_dir}/${dir}"
 
 if [ "$COMMAND" == "print" ]; then

git-get.1

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 git-get \- clone a git repository into a folder structure derived from the repository URL
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B git-get
-[\fB\-h\fR | \fB\-\-help\fR | \fB\-\-print\-path\fR]
+[\fB\-h\fR | \fB\-\-help\fR | \fB\-\-print\-path\fR | \fB\-\-location\fR \fIdir\fR]
 .IR repository
 [\fIargs\fR...]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ and the suffix \fI.git\fR if it exists.
 .B \-\-print\-path
 Print the full path where the repository would be cloned and exit without cloning.
 .TP
+.B \-\-location \fIdir\fR
+Override the base directory for this clone only.
+.TP
 .B \-h, \-\-help
 Show help message and exit.
 .PP
@@ -53,3 +56,9 @@ Preview where a repository would be cloned:
 .RS
 $ git get --print-path https://github.com/stilvoid/git-get.git
 .RE
+.PP
+Override the base directory for one clone:
+.PP
+.RS
+$ git get --location ~/temp [email protected]:stilvoid/git-get.git
+.RE