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+gitfiti _noun_ : carefully crafted graffiti in a github commit history calendar.
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+`gitfiti.py` is a tool I wrote to decorate your github account's commit history calendar by (blatantly) abusing git.
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+I highly recommend that you create a _new_ github repo when using gitfiti.
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+###Usage:
+1. Create a new github repo to store your handiwork.
+2. Run `gitfiti.py` and follow the prompts for username, art selection, offset, and repo name.
+3. Run the generated `gitfiti.sh` from your home directory (or any non-git tracked dir) and watch it go to work.
+4. Wait... Seriously, you'll probably need to wait a day or two for the gitfiti to show in your commit graph.
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+###Removal:
+Fortunately if you regret your gitfiti in the morning, removing it is fairly easy: delete the repo you created for your gitfiti (and wait).
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+---
+####Todo:
+- Remove 'requests' dependency
+- Web interface
+- Load "art" from a file
+- Load commit content from a file
+- ...
+- Profit?
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+![alt text](http://f.cl.ly/items/0J463J0K1N020S1Q3E3l/er-small.png "tiny logo")