Git is an open source distributed version control system originally designed and written by Linus Torvalds. It is generally used to keep track of source code for software projects. As a DVCS, Git provides powerful help with branching, merging, and distributed development.
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Have git-annex control files on a partition but still use the partition the normal way?
I want to have all my files on a partition to be controlled by git-annex to be able to take them with me to other computers via an externel drive. Still I want to use the partition normally (creating, ...
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Svn analog of git-shell
I have configured git,so I can pull/push via ssh, authorization via public key,
but if I try to make direct shell access, I get
Last login: Mon Aug 13 20:12:20 2012 from 192.168.1.3
fatal: ...
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~/.ssh folder recover
i have created sucessfully , a public private key pair , with ssh , with github it worked perfect .
but , when i did with git.assembla.com , i faced permission issue , so i tried to create a new pair ...
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ZSH tab completion of git commands is very slow. How can I turn it off?
If I type:
rm <TAB>
I'll see possible completions almost instantly.
However, if I type:
git rm <TAB>
It'll hang for several seconds if it's in a git repo, or fail to show any ...
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How can I make files I check out with git on Windows writable by default in Cygwin?
I'm developing on Windows and I prefer to run git and build commands from the Windows command line, but I also enjoy using cygwin sometimes when I want to just explore the project repository using my ...
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Import SVN to GIT fails with filename outside ASCII
I'm trying to import SVN repository to GIT which (unfortunately) has some file names with CP1250 characters in them. This results in an error while trying to clone:
r990 = ...
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Using local private key via putty -> shell on remote server -> github
Is this scenario possible:
Using putty/pageant to connect via SSH to a remote linux server (ubuntu)?
In the shell on the remote linux server doing "git push origin master" to github (url = ...
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Can I run git tools against a remote repo?
I'm working on a project on a server machine where git is not available. This is likely not going to change in a close future. I wonder if it is possible to use my local installation of git to work on ...
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How can I Resync a fork from original
I just forked a project in Github. I made modifications and send pull request. Th owner merge my fork with the main project and after that he made some modifications. So for now my fork is not updated ...
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Vimdiff and git all at once
I use vimdiff as my difftool with git.
Let's say that I've changed twelve files. The problem is that sometimes I run git diff and around the fourth or fifth file I see something that I want to ...
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Why does git branch info clear upon making a new tab in terminal
I've written a bash script to put git info into my bash prompt, along with still keeping the terminal's pwd in the title bar, to allow for new tabs to be opened at the current working directory. It ...
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Removing git from /usr/bin
I'm on OS X 10.8 and I'm using Homebrew. brew doctor tells me that I have 2 git installations, one in /usr/bin and the other one in /usr/local/bin.
Is it a bad idea to remove git from /usr/bin? If ...
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Git Bash Here in ConEmu
How do I create a right-click context menu entry to open Git Bash at a given folder within ConEmu? See Git Bash Here in Console2 for the equivalent question for Console2.
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When changing branches in git, how files are replaced?
There's something I don't understand about how git manages files when changing branches:
When I run
git branch xxx
What does happen to the existing physical files? Are they being moved? Deleted? ...
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how to checkout old version from GIT
we have a remote git repository, and a development branch.
i'd like to "fork" a particualr directory for (a-la code freeze).
for example,
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+ -dir1
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+ -dir2
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+ -dir3
i need to ...
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Roll back git master repository and branch commits from rollback point
I have a Git repository set up. This repository has almost 700 commits, but all of them is in the master branch. I would like to take an approach in which I roll back this master branch (this rollback ...
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Install git on server without sudo
I'm trying to install git on a server with a user that does not have root access. I've seen a lot of tutorials that suggest using ./configure, but when I downloaded the latest git zip from github, ...
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Setting up Git Redmine hosting plugin
I'm trying to configure the Redmine Git hosting plugin but I'm struggling with some difficulties in setting up the proper permissions to the web and git users. When I access the plugin settings ...
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git bash-completion on mac osx does not work following standard installation instructions
I read a bunch of instructions for installing bash-completion for git, and settled on the macport solution, which is, for example, mentioned here: How to get git-completion.bash to work on Mac OS X?
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Can Git GPG program be used for s3cmd?
My ultimate goal is to be able to put files onto my Amazon EC2 server. After a month of failed attempts at getting SSH access to the server, I have decided to try s3cmd and eventually migrate files ...
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Online backup service with advanced selective sync feature [closed]
I want to backup my data to a cloud. The issue is that all they are spread around the whole file system, so I need a possibility to set rules to filter what is to be synced, like:
don't sync mp3 ...
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How do I know what repositories my git server is serving
I have just been access to a server that someone said is "the git repository"
I have not used git before, but I assume that must mean there are a set of files somewhere that are the "gold copies" ...
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How to setup GIT repo on server with need for working dir (non- bare)
I want to have configurate a GIT repo for a website.
Multiple users will have a clone of the repo on their local machine and on the end of each day they push their work to the server. I can setup a ...
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Bitbucket - permission denied (public key)
I have repos in github and bitbucket.
First I wanted to use same public key in bb and gh with no luck.
So I created another public key, my .ssh/config file look like this:
Host bb
HostName ...
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git bash: navigating to project folder
I have installed Git bash and I haven't used it yet. I want to run few commands to install some modules, but I don't know how to navigate to my project folder.
My project folder: ...
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How can I prevent Textmate from reloading files when I change git branches?
I use Textmate to edit source that resides in git branches. This is what I am trying to do:
1) On branch A, open file index.htm in Textmate.
2) Checkout branch B, open file index.htm in another ...
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Is it possible to specify a network connection for an application on OSx?
When i have multi network connections i want to set default connection for an app if it's possible.
Example:
In my company i have issues for connecting github's git:// domains due to international ...
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Getting started with git
I want to use git to version control files in a new project. I have read an overview of git, but it is not clear to me if git hosts the code for you.
I do not want my code to be hosted on a third ...
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Sync MacOS system/account/application preferences across multiple computers
Seeking a more-version-controlled and distributed means to sync system/account/application preferences for the same account across multiple MacOS machines then what's presented at How can I replicate ...
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How to check if bzr “Tree is up to date” ? (to only build when necessary)
I'm setting up a script to download, build and install a big project (that uses bazaar) and want to trigger the build process only if the "bzr update" does NOT return "Tree is up to date at revision ...
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git: Delete all tracked files?
I have a directory containing a git repo as well as other unrelated files which I do not want tracked (its my home directory, sorry if this is bad practice--alternative recommendations for versioning ...
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Bash Prompt Not Showing Colours (git)
I have the following in my .bash_profile, to give me git branch info in my bash prompt:
# Configure colors, if available.
if [ -x /usr/bin/tput ] && tput setaf 1 >&/dev/null; then
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best way to record local modifications to an application's configuration files
I often install applications in Linux which don't come in package form but rather one just downloads a tarball, unpacks it, and runs the app out of the exploded folder. To adjust the application to my ...
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error: cannot fork() for status: Resource temporarily unavailable (git)
when I want to do something: add , remove, pull , push in github, I just have this error in my terminal
Thanks in advance!
selnaz:iOS-Tidinfo Lnaz$ git add .
error: cannot fork() for status: ...
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Git — SSH Agent not working
The back story -- I've been using Git on this computer (Windows XP) for about 8 months with no problem. Suddenly, last week, it is no longer asking me for my username and password when I start Git up.
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fatal: pathspec for removing folder in git
I want to remove a folder from a Git repository but I get an error.
I tried several commands, and here you can see my errors:
selnaz:iOS Lnaz$ ls
iOS-Tidinfo mockup readme.txt
selnaz:iOS Lnaz$ ...
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push comment in Git [closed]
I'm in branch master and I want to push my commit but I got this error
git pushfatal: No configured push destination.
Either specify the URL from the command-line or configure a remote repository ...
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git unable add device file?
is git unable to commit a device file? Under Linux system.
For example:
git clone blah@blah.com:/blah.git
cd blah
sudo cp -af /dev/ttyS0 .
git add .
git commit
git msg:
# On branch master
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git: command not found
Using github for the first time. In terminal I receive this error
git: command not found
If I type in terminal
which git
it returns nothing. If I type
which github
it returns ...
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Using Git, How do I see a file at a specific revision?
Using git, how do I see a file at a specific revision without checking it out?
I've asked this question a thousand times and can never remember the obscure way git goes about it.
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Why doesn't git-svn respect my $PATH?
I have installed git and svn with homebrew on my mac running 10.7.4. There are two versions of svn on my machine and I have set up my path to check for homebrew things first. Unfortunately git is ...
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GIT Process: Could anyone please explain the check in/check out process?
I've used tortoise SVN for a few years but now moving into using Git. Could anyone explain what the process is for doing the following in Git:
Get latest, Check in
I have managed to clone the ...
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git alias for merging current branch with master
I'm trying to create a git alias that merges the currently checked out branch into the master branch. Specifically I'd want to quickly get my master branch get up to speed with what I'm working on. ...
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Sync a forked repo with original using the Github for Mac GUI client and/or the Web interface?
I want to sync a repo I forked on Github with the original.
Is there any way I can do that using only the Github for Mac client and/or the Web interface?
If not, is there a GUI client (for Mac OS X) ...
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upgraded local git on Lion, now what?
I reformatted my machine with Lion which had this default version of git:
$ git --version
git version 1.7.7.5 (Apple Git-26)
I decided to upgrade git so I did:
$ brew install git
==> ...
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Install Git on a Media Temple (dv) 4.0 server
I'm trying to install Git on my Media Temple (dv) 4.0 server.
I've followed these instructions. It seems to have "installed", as there are a boat-load of files in the /root/git-2012-06-06 directory.
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-bash Mac OS X Lion “puts” returns “command not found”
I'm trying to follow along with this tutorial and the puts command returns command not found and I am not sure why. I've followed this article and looked in the various folders and do not see a puts ...
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Rebasing on a third party changed tree
I use my own git repository for tracking some third-party source tree and put a couple of mine commits on top of it. Usually, when I want to try a newer version, I only need to call git rebase ...
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git/gitolite: big git repo with several mini projects
I'm pretty new to the whole version control thing, and even more so with git. I recently installed git on my computer(s) and set it up on a NAS server.
However, I have several client folders with ...
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Why is there no “pathspec” when I try to remove a folder in Git?
I am trying to remove a folder from my Git repository with
git rm folderToRemove
but Git issues this error when I try to do so.
fatal: pathspec ...
