How To Use Git Gui

How to use Git in graphical mode.

Introduction

Some will prefer to interact with our repository using a graphical interface.

This page has to be set up. Choose a Git client and then start to mimic HowToUseGit.

Client 1

Checkout the code and its history

Fetch the newest version

Make changes

Edit the code as you usually do, test it.

See what changed

status, diff, diff file

Write a patch

Commit locally

Publish a branch

Update changes to upstream source

Beware not to change already published branches though.

Client 2

Checkout the code and its history

Fetch the newest version

Make changes

Edit the code as you usually do, test it.

See what changed

status, diff, diff file

Write a patch

Commit locally

Publish a branch

Update changes to upstream source

Beware not to change already published branches though.