Add GIT_REMOTE, GIT_BRANCH config options and --push flag

- GIT_REMOTE in config auto-registers origin on every run (idempotent)
- GIT_BRANCH sets push target branch (defaults to current branch)
- -p/--push pushes after commit; errors if no remote available
- Updated config.example and README

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/dot-backup.sh b/dot-backup.sh
index dd40f25..82b6053 100755
--- a/dot-backup.sh
+++ b/dot-backup.sh
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR="${HOME}/Programming/GIT/my-dotfiles"
 LOG_FILE="${HOME}/.local/share/dot-backup/backup.log"
 DOTFILES_LIST="${HOME}/.config/dot-backup/files.list"
 CONFIG_FILE="${HOME}/.config/dot-backup/config"
+GIT_REMOTE=""
+GIT_BRANCH=""
 
 # Bootstrap config and log directories on first run
 FIRST_RUN=false
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ DRY_RUN=false
 VERBOSE=false
 RESTORE=false
 QUIET=false
+PUSH=false
 
 usage() {
     echo "Usage: $0 [options]"
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ usage() {
     echo "  -v, --verbose    Print each file as it is processed"
     echo "  -r, --restore    Restore dotfiles from backup to their original locations"
     echo "  -q, --quiet      Suppress stdout; write output to log instead"
+    echo "  -p, --push       Push to remote after commit (requires GIT_REMOTE in config)"
     echo "  -h, --help       Show this help"
     exit 0
 }
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ for arg in "$@"; do
         -v|--verbose) VERBOSE=true ;;
         -r|--restore) RESTORE=true ;;
         -q|--quiet) QUIET=true ;;
+        -p|--push) PUSH=true ;;
         -h|--help) usage ;;
         *) echo -e "${RED}Unknown option: $arg${NC}"; usage ;;
     esac
@@ -298,7 +303,7 @@ if [[ -d $DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR ]]; then
     if [[ $(git rev-parse --is-inside-work-tree) == "true" ]]; then
         echo -e "${GREEN}Git Repository already initialized.${NC}"
     else
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}Initializing Git Repository. Don't forget to add your remotes.${NC}"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Initializing Git Repository.${NC}"
         git init
         git add .
     fi
@@ -307,13 +312,29 @@ else
     if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
         echo -e "${YELLOW}creating our backup directories${NC}"
         mkdir -p $DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR/{home,system}
-        echo -e "${YELLOW}Initializing Git Repository. Don't forget to add your remotes.${NC}"
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Initializing Git Repository.${NC}"
         cd $DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR
         git init
         git add .
     fi
 fi
 
+# Ensure remote is registered if GIT_REMOTE is configured
+if [[ -n "$GIT_REMOTE" && "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
+    cd $DEFAULT_OUTPUT_DIR
+    if git remote get-url origin &>/dev/null; then
+        current=$(git remote get-url origin)
+        if [[ "$current" != "$GIT_REMOTE" ]]; then
+            echo -e "${YELLOW}Updating remote origin: $GIT_REMOTE${NC}"
+            git remote set-url origin "$GIT_REMOTE"
+        fi
+    else
+        echo -e "${YELLOW}Adding remote origin: $GIT_REMOTE${NC}"
+        git remote add origin "$GIT_REMOTE"
+    fi
+    cd $WORKDIR
+fi
+
 if [[ "$DRY_RUN" == false ]]; then
     lastupdate
 fi
@@ -360,6 +381,17 @@ else
     echo -e "${GREEN}Committed.${NC}"
 fi
 
+if [[ "$PUSH" == true ]]; then
+    if [[ -z "$GIT_REMOTE" ]] && ! git remote get-url origin &>/dev/null; then
+        echo -e "${RED}--push requested but no remote configured. Set GIT_REMOTE in config.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    branch="${GIT_BRANCH:-$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)}"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Pushing to origin/$branch...${NC}"
+    git push origin "$branch"
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Pushed.${NC}"
+fi
+
 echo -e $NC
 cd $WORKDIR
 if [[ "$QUIET" == true ]]; then echo "Log written to: $LOG_FILE" >&3; fi