Questions tagged [git]
Git is an open source distributed version control system originally designed and written by Linus Torvalds.
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User-Friendly Git Tool for Non-Technical Teams in Hybrid Workflows
I’m seeking recommendations for a software tool that simplifies Git version control and collaboration for non-technical professionals (e.g., architects, designers, writers) and SMBs. While Git is ...
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GUI Git Support
I have been using Git Extensions with Git on Windows for a while now. So, I know my way around it.
Installing on a new laptop, I see that it wants the latest dotnet installed. I would rather not add ...
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Is there a program for generating a "diff" file of 2 directories, containing all the "changes" but none of the original directory's file contents?
I've been making some modifications to a proprietary open source software (upon purchase the software ships with the source code but its not "shareware").
I would like to be able to share my ...
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Fine-grained permissions in GIT
I would like to use a single GIT repository with fine-grained access control, ie. at branch/tag/directory/file level for read and write accesses.
As far as I know, GIT has a build-in mechanism of ...
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FOSS alternative to GitHub Copilot?
Is there a FOSS (free, open source) alternative to GitHub Copilot, preferably one that can be integrated into Vim?
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Git and GitHub for non programmers
I use git and GitHub in many projects where I collaborate with others in an academic context. For example, we produce study materials using markdown (md → html / pdf) or we analyse data in research ...
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Is it a good idea to use Git for document management of technical documentation?
I have compiled the technical documentation for a physical product. It includes documents like user manuals, technical descriptions, maintenance instructions, etc. I have decided that all these ...
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Looking for the specific software used to create a diagram for code
I have seen the following image shared that is basically a diagram of code. It has a git icon in the menu, it has a code sign in the menu, so I assume it is mainly used for that purpose. Been looking ...
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How can I best manage Transact-SQL scripts with Git and SSMS (including add-ons and running two tool separately)
At one point in time my team managed our library of Transact-SQL scripts with TFS from within SSMS, which used the "traditional" Microsoft Solution / Project structure for storing scripts. ...
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Mirror Gitlab repo to local mirror
am running Gitlab-CI with runners on-prem. The issue I am currently facing is that my internet connection gets interrupted from time to time. This causes the pipelines in Gitlab-CI to fail. Due to ...
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Seeking line by line git blame extension for Visual Studio (NOT VS Code)
I was just issued a new company laptop and have lost all of my VS extensions. I had one that did line by line git blame, so that I could see who had added a line of code six months ago and go ask him ...
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Workflow: git status & git diff in command-line
This question was rejected at in the Software Engineering StackExchange, I was pointed here.
I use git entirely in the command-line and I look for ways to speed up my workflow.
Many times a day, I ...
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API client that can sync via git and costs nothing
My colleagues and I maintain a collection of (REST) requests, that we share via git.
We were happy users of Postman until they removed the import feature.
Our intended replacement Insomnia technically ...
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Git GUI client with sparse-checkout and partial-clone support?
We are considering migrating from SVN to Git.
We have one SVN repo specific to our external components (ex: libraries not available as packages, binary assets, etc.).
The rule is to only add new stuff ...
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Git hook management
Currently using husky for node based project and pre-commit for python based one.
I like the fact that husky is installed as a dependency and pre-commit for being fairly language agnostic.
I am ...