Archive of posts with category 'git'

Using multiple worktrees with git

Jan 19, 2016

Use multiple worktrees to make working with branches and bug fixes much easier with git

git

How to git add only files that have already been staged

Jan 2, 2016

Adding only those files already staged, back to the index with new changes

git

Using git at a hackathon where git:// port is blocked

Aug 24, 2013

A quick guide to using git over https instead of git protocol when the latter is blocked.

git

https

git protocol

git learns to ignore better - new in 1.8.2

Mar 14, 2013

A new feature in Git 1.8.2 - better ignoring of files through .gitignore and git check-ignore.

git

1.8.2

gitignore

check-ignore

git learns pre-push hook - new in 1.8.2

Mar 14, 2013

A new feature in Git 1.8.2 - pre-push hook to control what gets pushed out.

git

1.8.2

pre-push

hook

Using mailmap to fix authors list in git

Jan 6, 2013

I love doing git shortlog -sne to get number of commits by each author in a git repo ( don’t aske me why!)

git

mailmap

shortlog

Writing a Git provider for Windows Powershell - Part 3

Dec 7, 2012

In this final part, we look at implementing some basic Git commands like status, add, commit etc using the provider interface.

git

powershell

provider

pit

Writing a Git provider for Windows Powershell - Part 2

Dec 3, 2012

In this part we look at creating the provider and mounting the default drive at git:\

powershell

git

provider

pit

Writing a Git provider for Windows Powershell - Part 1

Dec 1, 2012

In this first part, we will look at setting up the infrastructure required to write a PowerShell provider for Git - creating a snap-in, registering the provider etc.

git

powershell

provider

pit

Learning by answering questions

Oct 17, 2012

I have been learning a lot lately by answering questions on Stack Overflow. This post is about my journey of learning by answering questions.

stackoverflow

git

learnings