Git For Visual Studio 2019

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If you’re like me preferring to directly work with the git-bash command-line tool instead of using the Teams Explorer window in the Visual Studio 2019 you probably want to have the git-bash tool be accessible in a second!

Open Visual Studio 2019. On the start window, select Clone a repository. Enter or type the repository location, and then select Clone. You might be asked for your user sign-in information in the Git User Information dialog box. Last week we released version 16.6 Preview 2 of Visual Studio 2019. It contained the first iteration of a revamped Git experience to improve your productivity when working with code on GitHub, Azure Repos, and other hosting services. You can learn more about how to use the entire Git feature set in Visual Studio in our new documentation. GitLab Extension for Visual Studio You can login any of your favorite GitLab servers and start your great job! The GitLab Extension for Visual Studio provides GitLab integration in Visual Studio 2015/2017/2019.Most of the extension UI lives in the Team Explorer pane, which is available from the View menu.

Make sure you have Git installed.
Open Visual Studio 2019 and go to Tools > External Tools…
Click on the Add button and fill the fields like this:
- Title: Git Bash
- Command: C:Program FilesGitgit-bash.exe
- Arguments:
- Initial Directory: $(SolutionDir) and click on the Ok button.
From Tools > Options > Environment > Keyboard, enter Tools.ExternalCommand2 (If it's your second custom external tool) in the text box under the 'Show commands containing' and select it.
Then select the text box under “Press Shortcut keys” and press your favorite keys (like Alt+Space) and click on the Assign button and then click OK and you’re done!Now whenever you want to do any deep dive git thing, just press Ctrl+Space and the git-bash command line will appear immediately!Have a happy coding!

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Not every file created or updated in your code should be committed to Git.Temporary files from your development environment, test outputs, and logs are all examples of files that you create but aren't part of your codebase.Customize which files Git tracks through the gitignore feature.

In this tutorial you learn how to:

Use gitignore to prevent tracking of files
Ignore files only on your system
Ignore files across all repos on your system
Ignore changes to committed files

Use gitignore to prevent tracking of files

Create a .gitignore file in your Git repo to prevent Git from staging unwanted files.Share .gitignore in the default branch in your repo. You and your team can update the file to change which types of files to ignore.

Create a .gitignore

Note

Visual Studio 2019 now includes a new Git tool that provides an improved experience when connecting to a Git repository. When you enable this tool, the Team Explorer tool is effectively disabled when connected to a Git repository. You can acquire the new tool by downloading Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6. To enable and use the new tool, see Git experience in Visual Studio (Preview).

Visual Studio automatically creates a .gitignore file in your repo when you create new repo for your project.

Download a template.gitignore file for your project type and customize it to meet your needs.If your project doesn't fit a template, you can create an empty .gitignore from the command line.Go to your Git repo and run one of the following commands, using your repository information:

Windows

Linux and macOS

Git applies .gitignore to the folder and any child folders where it's located. We recommend you place your .gitignore in the root folder of your repo to prevent confusion.

Customize your .gitignore

Modify your .gitignore to include files types, paths, and file patterns in your repo.Git starts ignoring these files as soon as you update .gitignore. If others on your team need the same set of ignored files, be sure to commit your changes.

Note

You can edit your .gitignore file for your repo by going to the Settings view in Team Explorer, then selecting Repository Settings. Select Edit for your .gitignore.

Use a text editor, such as the following example that uses Vim:

Each line in the .gitignore excludes a file or set of files that match a pattern.The full gitignore syntax is very flexible.Here are some examples of the most common entries:

Note

Windows users: All file paths in the .gitignore file use a forward slash separator, not a backslash.

Ignore files only on your system

Your .gitignore is shared across team members as a file committed and pushed to the Git repo.To exclude files only on your system, edit the .git/info/exclude file in your local repo.Changes to this file aren't shared with others.They apply only to the files in that repo.The syntax for this file is the same as the one used in .gitignore.

Ignore files across all repos on your system

Set up a global .gitignore for use across all repos on your system using the command line git config tool, as in the following example:

This approach is useful for ignoring entire file types you don't want to ever commit, such as compiled binaries.

Ignore changes to committed files

Temporarily ignore changes

During development, it's convenient to stop tracking file changes to a file committed into your git repo.This approach is useful when you customize settings or configuration files that are part of your project source for your own work environment.

Resume tracking files with the following command:

Instead, you can use the following parameters. These parameters are primarily for marking files that should not be changed by developers.

To disable change tracking:

To resume change tracking:

Permanently stop tracking a file

If a file is already tracked by Git, .gitignore doesn't apply.Git will continue to track changes to that file.