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GitHub - completely messed up the local files of gitHub in my computer
I created a repo in the wrong folder. Meaning the User folder in OS where all the user folders are from pics, videos to documents. So I pushed that all to gitHub without knowing and now I can't create ...
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Cloning own repo requires passphrase
Why does cloning (via ssh) my own repository from github require my passphrase?
So as a consequence: Would it be a huge safety-issue if I generate some ssh keys without a passphrase (for working on ...
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Windows Github install error: System.Net.WebException
While installing, I got this error (from the log file). I tried the solutions to this similar question
ERROR DETAILS
Following errors were detected during this operation.
* [5/7/2013 8:19:29 PM] ...
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git status -s showing D for few files in the second column
I have a local git repository running on my windows machine. The remote origin is in github.
After executing a git pull when I run git status -s command, it is displaying some files with D mark. But I ...
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Github local cached ip address is different then expected remote ip address
I cannot do a "Git pull" request without getting an error for public key (see below).
git pull
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: The remote end hung up unexpectedly
Running the ...
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Customizing Powershell to be like Github for Windows shell
I use Github for Windows and usually I use the "Open a Shell" here command which launches powershell with some custom settings. It makes powershell display extra information when I'm inside a Git repo ...
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Gitorious can not connect to Active Directory (authentication.yml)
I have set up Gitorious. With the local database, everything worked fine.
All my log and configurationfiles are included.
The problem is when I want to visit gitorious.localdomain when I have ...
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What do I need to know GitHub + 3rd party libraries licensing? [closed]
I posted this recently on SO and was referred to superuser because the question rather belongs to this forum. Hopefully they were right. :)
I just experienced GitHub. I created a repository with a ...
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Can you sync Notepad++ and GIT?
I'm still fairly new to Git. Although I have technically used it for almost a year, most of it was with someone else standing there telling what to type. I used Titanium before to upload and download ...
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Restoring the Windows Github Powershell shortcut
I have Github for Windows installed (Win7 x64). It also came with a handy shortcut that allowed launching a Git-optimized Powershell instance (which also displayed information such as the git file ...
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Error from egit installation
Just installed a fresh 32 bit copy of java and eclipse. and am now trying to add egit for the first time. Following the instructions here (using the main repositiry)
I receive this error when I try ...
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git push to github via cron on mac
I'm trying to use git push in a bash script being run by crontab to push a commit to github. At the end of the script I'm doing this:
# script processes some files, then:
git add -A
git commit -a -m ...
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Git osx-keychain not saving password
I followed the instructions: https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git , but no matter how many times I type in my info, it doesn't save it.
when I do git credential-osxkeychain i get the "Usage: ...
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issue installing git on redhat 5.6
I get the following error when run:
It is somehow missing the perl dependencies, I am not sure do I need to update the perl or remove something as a workaround!
yum install git
Loaded plugins: ...
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How to remove Git from previous Snow Leopard install, now running OSX Lion
Git was installed on my Mac in the previous OS, Snow Leopard. Over this I installed Mac OS X Lion, and I now want to remove Git.
I tried removing all folders and files called "git" but in Terminal it ...
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Clone GitHub Repo Without Account?
I'm putting together some documentation and don't have access to a non-configured machine to just test this myself, but I'm curious if you need a github account to clone a repo from github to a local ...
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How do I convert an hg repository to git?
I found an open-source project which is available via hg only.
Now I want to put it onto GitHub, with my own changes alongside the previous commit history.
Hg-git allows you to use git commands to ...
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Gist vs repository on GitHub [closed]
Say you have a couple of projects that you want to host on GitHub, and they're all pretty small (i.e. each one is a single bash script with less than 100 lines).
Even though they're relatively small, ...
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Git executable for IntelliJ on Windows 8
I'm running Windows 8 and for proper IntelliJ 12.0.3 configuration I need to give IDE information where it's able to localise the GitHub executable.
Since I'm new to the Windows 8 platform, I tired ...
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Can I delete my fork before the pull request gets accepted?
I made a fork of a project on github, did a small correction and submitted a pull request. However, from every pull request “in line”, I can see that this developer will take a long time before ...
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How do I push to GitHub https repos using my ssh key?
I can push to git@github.com:wting/repo.git links without a password prompt since it's using my ssh-agent. However when I push to https://github.com/wting/repo.git it always asks for username and ...
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Sublime Text: A package/quick and easy way to share code, make it accessible? [closed]
I am just starting to use Sublime Text. So far it has been great!
I am looking for a tutorial/method for a particular problem.
I am working on a project, lets say on PC 1 and then once I am done with ...
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How to push to github from a server account with multiple users?
We have a web server which contains a web application stored as a github project.
Now all of us can push from our local machines to github and then pull from the web server.
Sometimes we want to make ...
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MD5 for Git's git-credential-osxkeychain executable? [closed]
I'm setting up a GitHub account and have downloaded Git's credential-osxkeychain executable via the Password Caching section of GitHub's instructions. But... I am paranoid enough to look for some ...
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Is there a way to correct wrongly typed password / abort the operation while on password prompt in the console in MINGW32?
I sometimes mistype a password when being asked for it, e.g. by Git when pushing to remote repository. The password is not displayed (even masked as asterisks) in the console.
Is there a way either ...
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Can't install Git
Im following the tutorial below to install git.
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git
However when I get to the end where I need to install the helper into the same directory where Git itself ...
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GitHub for Windows can not sync
I have my git repos hosted on a server using gitolite. I can access them using ssh, e.g. git clone git@example.net. This works from osx/linux.
On a Win8 Box I now have installed GitHub for Windows ...
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ssh key reset every computer restart
Every time I restart my computer I have to ssh-add my ssh key. I already have ssh key added on github.
Does anyone know how to fix it? Thanks.
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How to unrevert in git extensions?
I ran a revert commit in git extensions, and I did not realize it was going to remove all my code from exclipse as a result. How do I unrevert in git extensions?
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Installing GitHub for Mac - “Github cannot be opened because of a probem”
I'm trying to get started using Git for Mac, but I receive an error when I try to run the program. I'm new to GitHub and relatively new to Mac.
First, I installed Git using the downloadable .dmg ...
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how to merge changes from original project — GitHub in Windows
I created an account at https://github.com/, fork someone's project so I have my own repository, instal github client for windows, and clone my repository to my local drive.
I will work on my local ...
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Students/staff sharing many computers to develop software [closed]
What's the best way to have students and staff share computers? We have to have a mix of Macs and Windows 8 PCs. Right now, we have USB flash drives with our work. This worked great. Problem is now ...
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GitHub for Windows Install Error
I'm trying to install the GitHub for Windows that I downloaded from the GitHub site. However, I get the following error message:
Application cannot be started. Contact the application vendor.
...
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Github's Windows application versus Git-1.7.11 (aka MSYSGit)
I was using MSYSGit. Recently installed Github's Windows application. It crashed 1-2 times while "extracting the GIT. Please wait" screen. Then worked. I got some questions
Is there any chance that ...
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Cygwin - Repo with Separate Git/Working Dir Doesn't Work
Since I've switched to OS X and Vim, I've found it easiest to manage all of my 'dotfiles' (all of my configuration files and miscellaneous scripts) with Git. Having already set up my dotfiles in a ...
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"Clone in Mac' fails on GitHub. Takes me to download page every time
I've reinstalled, uninstalled, restarted but "Clone in Mac' on any repository page fails and takes me to the GitHub download page every time.
It was working fine earlier this week but today won't do ...
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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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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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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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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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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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How can I set a git config item as a function?
I'm trying to set up the gist gem, but I don't want to have my GitHub password stored as an environment variable or git config item. The README from the GitHub repo explains,
You can also define ...
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Why my git files submitted by my root user and not by my git user? [closed]
I have git user on ubuntu:
$ git config --list:
user.name=meyosef
user.email=meyosef@yahoo.com
But in history of submit to github appear my root computer user name.
Why Its happen and what ...
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how to make automatic git mirror for hg repo
I've Vim plugin project on GoogleCode using Mercurial, but users wants to have it on github to ease use it as git subrepo (to keep their ~/.vim/ on github with all plugins inside).
Personally I ...
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Git repository migrated from Mercurial shows unnamed branches
https://github.com/lextm/sharpsnmplib/network
This repository network graph shows lots of branches (were created in Mercurial), but none of them has a name.
Is there a way to add names?
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Connecting to github using PuTTY generated SSH key in Windows 7
On an otherwise pristine Windows 7 Enterprise install:
Install PuTTY 0.62
Create public/private key pair with puttygen.exe
Add public key for pasting into OpenSSH authorized_keys to github account
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SSH config - same host but different keys and usernames
I've set up two GitHub accounts, but I can't get ssh keys to work correctly. I've tried various configs.
Host github_username1
HostName github.com
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/rsa_1
User ...
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Cloned GitHub repos ask for a password, while originally created don't
I've just lost a bunch of repositories from my disk, so I've cloned them from GitHub. These are now asking for username and password each time I push something to GitHub. Those that haven't been ...
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How do you keep your login information private when you push your code to GitHub?
I am using a shell script to automate the deployment of my website.
I now want to push the code of this site onto GitHub, and now I am facing the problem that my login details will be publicly ...
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How to pull a git repo from github with all unlinked commits
I'm wondering how to pull a repo with all of the commits that have not been gc'd, if that is possible..
is it something like:
$ git clone x
$ cd x
$ git fetch origin -f
? or something else?
