popular version control and how it gets used on OS X and iOS
Questions tagged [git]
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How to uninstall Git from the command shell?
I currently have installed
git --version
git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)
At this path
which git
/usr/bin/git
In a previous answer
How to uninstall Git?
it was suggested to run the uninstall.sh, but if I run cd /usr/bin/git I get -bash: cd:…
Dambo
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How can I do a "git push" to remote with the gui gitx tool?
I come from linux and gitg. That allows me to do the git pull and git push to the remote using the graphical gitg tool with a right-click option. However the gitx tool doesn't seem to have this functionality. Can I pull/push using gitx or do I…
Michael Durrant
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What is .git folder and can I delete it?
I used DaisyDisk to get info about my drive. I found a folder named ".git" in my documents. Its size is about 15 GB. what is it? and can I delete it?
ammar
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Where did /usr/local/git come from?
Because /usr/local/bin is ahead of /usr/bin in my path, I'm picking up the wrong version of git, and XCode is very unhappy.
Instead of manually blowing away /usr/local/git, I'd like to uninstall it properly using whatever package manager originally…
Edward Falk
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Git user.name continuously removed/reset
At least once a day it seems that my Git global configuration value for user.name gets reset to a blank value. Of course I only find out when I go to commit and it barks at me. I've tried removing and readding, replacing all matching keys. Here are…
turbomattik
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Kryptonite iOS automate enter PIN
Kryptonite has the ability to read my PIN from my phone, but recently after I push to GitHub there is a prompt:
Enter PIN for 'Kryptonite iOS':
All I have to do is press enter, but this is an extra step that didn't use to exist.
How can I get rid…
Paul Snider
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install git without admin/sudo or make
I have a MacBook Pro without admin or sudo access, but I need git. XCode is not installed, so I don't have access to make, so I cannot build from source. /usr/local is locked down, so I cannot use MacPorts or Homebrew either.
How do I get a working…
noah
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Standard Installation Locations for git repositories (e.g. jQuery)
I've found a few different answers, and was curious if there is a standard between it being in a folder under $HOME or something like /var?
