gitextensions

How to get GitExtensions installed on Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2?

How do I manually install GitExtensions as a plugin for Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2? There is no automatic option in the present installer, only plugin options for Visual Studio 2005/2008. ...

Add-in of Git in Visual Studio 2005 using Git Extensions

Hi, I am new to Git and just installed Git Extensions (Windows Vista). The Git stuff does show up in Visual Studio (I can see Git toolbar commands), but doesn't appear to do anything. The Plug In does appear to work in Windows Explorer - when right clicking a file in explorer I have a bar with Git Extensions. Choosing "Settings" does s...

Gitextensions opens winmerge when I click on any file in viewer

I've just installed gitextensions and am quite impressed. However, I think I have a configuration problem, because whenever I click on a file (for example in the Diff tab of the main repository viewer), it opens WinMerge, instead of showing it in the Diff tab. Is this normal, or have I got something screwed up? ...

Git Extensions guide?

Is there a quick-start guide to using Git Extensions for basic tasks such as checkout, checkin, undo-checkout, etc, especially for users coming from the Microsoft world? ...

Git Extensions: No Windows Explorer shell on Windows 7 and all commands disabled in vs 2010 plugin?

Hi there, Just installed git extensions. All appeared to go well but if i right click in windows explorer there is no context sensitive menu for GIT as shown in the screenshots via the site. It seems to be missing. I have launched the Git Extensions applications and managed to clone a repository so i know its working but the integratio...

Git Extensions: Video Tutorial ?

Hi there, can anyone tell me if there is a video tutorial or similar for learning git extensions... I checked the manual but it really doesn't go into the "WHY" ... just what each menu does.. Coming from an svn background i am little confused with git extensions Any help really appreciated ...

Git Extension Toolbar will show every time when launch VS2008

VS2008 + Git Extension 2.0.2 I don't want Git Extension toolbar show up when launching VS2008. After right click on toolbar and un-check git extension, next time when launch VS2008, the toolbar still shows. Is there any way to make it default not show up. Thanks. ...

demystify using GIT or any simple source control with visual studio

Lord all I ask is for some simple software that will maintain versions of my files and revert to ones I want. Personally, I felt like just using a nice backup tool I have to just zip up a copy of my folder on another drive when I want. But they said I Have to use SOME source versioning. Already posted the problem I had with SVN. Now it...

gitextensions install fails on windows 7 with invald short file name

Installing a recent gitextensions on a windows 7 machine gives me an "invalid short file name username.user". Installing as a different user, even as local admin works, but the extensions work only when I am logged on as this user. As normal user, I can start the exe and it works fine, but the explorer integration and VS plugins don't ...

How to handle pull requests with Git Extensions?

I have a public repository on github that I'm having trouble handling pull requests with inside GitExtensions. I've done 3 so far, and I don't think any of them have worked properly or worked where I want them to. On the 19th, I tried to handle a pull request that Yi Jiang created. In GitExtensions, I did a pull within GitExtensions,...