Bulk clone git-repositories from the file

clone_repos.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Filename containing the list of repositories
FILE="repos.txt"

# 1. Check if repos.txt exists
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "Error: File $FILE not found in the current directory."
    exit 1
fi

echo "Starting cloning of repositories from $FILE..."
echo "-----------------------------------"

# 2. Read file line by line
# The "|| [ -n ... ]" part ensures the last line is read even if it doesn't end with a newline
while IFS= read -r repo_url || [ -n "$repo_url" ]; do
    
    # Remove leading/trailing whitespace (trim)
    repo_url=$(echo "$repo_url" | xargs)

    # Skip empty lines
    if [ -z "$repo_url" ]; then
        continue
    fi

    # Skip lines starting with # (comments)
    if [[ "$repo_url" == \#* ]]; then
        continue
    fi

    echo "Cloning: $repo_url"
    
    # 3. Execute git clone
    git clone "$repo_url"

    # Check execution status
    if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
        echo "✅ Success: $repo_url"
    else
        echo "❌ Error cloning: $repo_url"
    fi
    echo "-----------------------------------"

done < "$FILE"

echo "Done."