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Copilot CLI Productivity for Developers

Copilot CLI Productivity for Developers

Use GitHub Copilot CLI to write professional commit messages, clean up messy Git history, and automate your terminal workflow.

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You’re building a Python-based CLI called txtgen, which generates dummy text like lorem ipsum for testing. You want a clean, professional commit history, not a trail of vague or unhelpful messages like fix, change, or update.

As a modern developer, you want:

  • Clear and conventional commit messages.

  • A clean Git history that narrates a story.

  • Smart use of GitHub Copilot CLI to speed up common tasks like crafting commits, rebasing, or cleaning up messages.

Create a new repository

Let’s start by creating your GitHub repository from the terminal using GitHub CLI (gh).

gh repo create txtgen --public --clone
cd txtgen

This will:

  • Create a public repo named txtgen on your GitHub account.

  • Clone it locally to your machine.

  • Switch you into the new txtgen directory.

Write initial code

Let’s create your Python CLI file and add the basic text generation functionality:

touch txtgen.py

Now open it in your editor and paste the following code:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
def generate_text(count):
    return "lorem ipsum " * count
def main():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument("--count", type=int, default=1)
    args = parser.parse_args()
    print(generate_text(args.count))
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Make it executable:

chmod +x txtgen.py

Test it:

./txtgen.py --count 3

You should see:

lorem ipsum lorem ipsum lorem ipsum

Now that your CLI tool is working, it’s time to save this progress in Git: ...