git - Grant Winney

6 Results tagged on "git":

Dec 08, 2019

The command “eval git fetch origin +refs/pull/8/merge:” failed

I got this error from a Travis CI build that threw me a bit. It was trying to build my branch, for which there had been a PR, but it unexpectedly failed....

git today-i-learned

Feb 11, 2019

How do you find the URL for a cloned git repo?

As part of a project I'm working on, I've had to clone a lot of repos... several hundred. It's easy to forget as I'm navigating between directories which repo I'm currently messing with. Which branch am I on? This repo? That repo? A subrepo? ARGH! Let's see how to output info for the current repo....

git git-alias programming

Jul 26, 2017

Don't (git) Blame Me!

It's funny how git blame has an unusually negative connotation... like a witch hunt. With that happy thought in mind, here are some other aliases for the more nefarious among us. ;)...

git programming

Jan 28, 2017

What is a Git alias, and how do I use it?

If you're unfamiliar with Git's "alias" feature, it provides a way to create shortcuts for other Git commands, which can save you a lot of time. They’re easy to setup and maintain too. Let's see how....

api git gollum pandoc github programming

Jan 16, 2017

5 Things You Can Do With a Locally Cloned GitHub Wiki

There’s a feature of every GitHub repo that in my experience doesn’t get a ton of love, and that's the wiki. In all fairness, I'm not sure how much love it deserves - it's sorely lacking in features. But did you know it's a separate repo that you can clone and manipulate locally?...

bitbucket dvcs git github gs-test gs-test-2 gs-test-3

Nov 02, 2013

Getting started with Git

I primarily use Subversion and VisualSVN for code versioning, but I read and hear more about Git than SVN nowadays (perhaps due to the popularity of sites like GitHub and Bitbucket). It's time to dig in and get started with Git....

It takes time to write a decent tutorial and answer questions from readers (but I enjoy it!), so if you found something helpful today and want to say "thanks", here's how. 😁

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