A handy CLI tool to shorten github.com URLs.

Install Nodejs & then

npm i -g gio-cli

To shorten a GitHub URL, just run:

$ gi <githuburl>

It outputs a git.io URL.

To get a custom short link, for example, to shorten https://github.com/satyarohith/shark to git.io/sharkcli, run:

$ gi https://github.com/satyarohith/shark sharkcli

To shorten the copied URL, run:

$ gi

To get a custom short link for the copied URL, run:

$ gi <code>

• chalk - Terminal string styling done right.
• clipboardy - Access the system clipboard.
• request - Simplified HTTP request client.

MIT © Satya Rohith