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README.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-Script to generate an X amount of commits every day since Y days ago
--------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-Given X and Y > 0
+Script to generate commits in the past
+--------------------------------------
 
 Instruction manual
 ------------------
@@ -9,9 +7,23 @@ Instruction manual
 - mkdir mynew && cp commit_x_days_ago.sh $_ && cd $_
 - git init
 - echo "commit_x_days_ago.sh" >> .git/info/exclude
-- ./commit_x_days_ago.sh Y X
+- ./commit_x_days_ago.sh W X Y Z
 - git push
 
+Parameter reference
+-------------------
+
+W - number of days ago to start committing
+X - number of days ago to stop committing
+Y - is random? yes->1, no->0
+Z - amount of commits if Y = 0 / max amount of random commits if Y = 1
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+./commit_x_days_ago.sh 30 15 1 12
+
+Generates a random amount of {1, .., 12} commits everyday between 30 and 15 days ago.
 
 Why would you do this?
 ----------------------

commit_x_days_ago.sh

@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@
 counter=$1
 mkdir temp_files && cd $_
 
-while [ $counter -gt 0 ]
+while [ $counter -gt $2 ]
 do
-  for commit_number in `seq $2`
+  if [ $3 -eq 1 ]
+  then
+    max_commits=$(( $RANDOM % $4 + 1 ))
+  else
+    max_commits=$4
+  fi
+
+  for commit_number in `seq $max_commits`
   do
     filename="${counter}_day(s)_ago_${commit_number}.doc"
     touch "${filename}"
@@ -13,5 +20,7 @@ do
     git add .
     git commit --date="$counter day/s ago $commit_number" -m "$counter day/s ago $commit_number"
   done
+
   counter=$(( $counter - 1 ))
+  rm *
 done