🥝 KIWI — A Minimal & Colorful Version Control System

KIWI is a custom-built Version Control System (VCS) that aims to provide a cleaner, more colorful, and interactive command-line experience.
It’s lightweight, easy to use, and perfect for understanding how VCS tools like Git work under the hood — without all the clutter!

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Features

• Colorful Output — Easy-to-read terminal interface with styled logs and commit history

• Lightweight Design — No dependencies, built purely in Java

• Educational — Ideal for learning VCS fundamentals like staging, committing, and logging

• Cross-Platform — Works seamlessly on Windows, Linux, and macOS

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Setup Instructions

For Linux

git clone https://github.com/me-is-mukul/KIWI.git
cd KIWI
javac -d . src/*.java errors/*.java utils/*.java
chmod +x kiwi
if [ -n "$ZSH_VERSION" ]; then
  echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$(pwd)" >> ~/.zshrc
  source ~/.zshrc
else
  echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$(pwd)" >> ~/.bashrc
  source ~/.bashrc
fi

For Windows

git clone https://github.com/me-is-mukul/KIWI.git
cd KIWI
javac -d . src/*.java errors/*.java utils/*.java
setx PATH "%PATH%;%cd%"

USAGE SCREENSHOTS

Initialising and Status

Add before modification

Add after modification

Commit

Logs

Collaborator

GitHub: @SaraJain90