tagged [version-control]

Why is a git 'pull request' not called a 'push request'?

Why is a git 'pull request' not called a 'push request'? The terminology used to merge a branch with an official repository is a 'pull request'. This is confusing, as it appears that I am requesting t...

What equivalents are there to TortoiseSVN, on Mac OSX?

What equivalents are there to TortoiseSVN, on Mac OSX? I am using a MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.5. I am new to this development environment, and previously worked on Windows. I find there is no To...

24 Jun at 00:2

msysgit commit encoding

msysgit commit encoding I am using msysgit on windows vista. I am still very new to it and on my first committed code to github another member said that all the tabs were replaced with spaces. Could i...

7 Aug at 20:54

How to list branches that contain a given commit?

How to list branches that contain a given commit? How can I query git to find out which branches contain a given commit? `gitk` will usually list the branches, unless there are too many, in which case...

30 Oct at 08:46

Deleting an SVN branch

Deleting an SVN branch I created a branch of an SVN project called 'features', and now whenever I try to update said project, it brings with it a features folder, which contains another copy of the pr...

Attaching VisualSVN Server to an existing repository

Attaching VisualSVN Server to an existing repository All the recent VisualSVN Server posts made me want to check it out. I have SVN running right now through Apache, but I'd like to try out VisualSVN ...

How can I see the changes in a Git commit?

How can I see the changes in a Git commit? When I do `git diff COMMIT` I see the changes between that commit and HEAD (as far as I know), but I would like to see the changes that were made by that sin...

11 Apr at 09:19

What's a good (free) visual merge tool for Git? (on windows)

What's a good (free) visual merge tool for Git? (on windows) A [similar question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/137102/whats-the-best-visual-merge-tool-for-git) was already asked, but for Ubuntu...

23 May at 12:34

How to revert a changeset in team foundation server?

How to revert a changeset in team foundation server? I am new to Team Foundation server and someone committed changes that they weren't supposed to the night previous. I need to revert this changeset ...

21 Apr at 14:17

Git: How to squash all commits on branch

Git: How to squash all commits on branch I make new branch from `master` with: I make 20 commits into it. Now I want to squash those 20 commits. I do that with: What about if I don't know how many com...

19 Dec at 17:22

How can I completely remove TFS Bindings

How can I completely remove TFS Bindings I have a solution that contains a good deal of projects, I would like to remove the source control bindings completely, how can I do this? What I really want t...

View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches

View a file in a different Git branch without changing branches Is it possible to open a file in a git branch without checking out that branch? How? Essentially I want to be able to open a file in my ...

14 Feb at 15:28

Continuous Integration for Common Lisp?

Continuous Integration for Common Lisp? Are there any continuous integration frameworks for CL? Specifically, I'm looking for: - - - - - It seems to me that the open source side of the Lisp community ...

How to display list of repositories from subversion server

How to display list of repositories from subversion server I'm looking for a way to search a whole subversion server. I already got a piece of the puzzle to [search within a repository](https://stacko...

23 May at 11:46

How to amend older Git commit?

How to amend older Git commit? I have made 3 git commits, but have not been pushed. How can I amend the older one (ddc6859af44) and (47175e84c) which is not the most recent one? ``` $git log commit f4...

maven build execute svn get

maven build execute svn get I have a project build that needs to include files from another svn location during the build. I want to execute an svn get and then copy these files to the appropriate fol...

Assembly File Version not changing?

Assembly File Version not changing? I have in my assemblyinfo.cs class the code: Calling `System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Version.ToString()` works fine and gives the updat...

21 Jul at 10:31

Authentication failed for https://xxx.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/_git/project

Authentication failed for https://xxx.visualstudio.com/DefaultCollection/_git/project I am trying to use git to push my repository to a visual studio team services project, but I get the error: I am u...

What is the difference between all the different types of version control?

What is the difference between all the different types of version control? After being told by at least 10 people on SO that version control was a good thing even if it's just me I now have a followup...

25 Jan at 07:30

I need to start using Versioning and Source Control

I need to start using Versioning and Source Control I'm a PHP/MySQL developer who hasn't used any form of versioning aside from copy/paste into a backup folder. I develop in a Windows environment as w...

4 May at 14:4

Undo working copy modifications of one file in Git?

Undo working copy modifications of one file in Git? After the last commit, I modified a bunch of files in my working copy, but I want to undo the changes to one of those files, as in reset it to the s...

11 Jan at 10:49

Should composer.lock be committed to version control?

Should composer.lock be committed to version control? I'm a little confused with `composer.lock` used in an application with a repository. I saw many people saying that we should not `.gitignore` `com...

15 Dec at 08:10

When to use "chore" as type of commit message?

When to use "chore" as type of commit message? What is the use of `chore` in [semantic version control commit messages](http://seesparkbox.com/foundry/semantic_commit_messages)? Other types like or ar...

Git undo changes in some files

Git undo changes in some files While coding I added print statements into some files to keep track of what was going on. When I am done, is it possible to revert changes in some files, but commit the ...

11 Jan at 10:48

Sourcetree - undo unpushed commits

Sourcetree - undo unpushed commits I am using Sourcetree for Windows for a git-repository and would like to undo an unpushed commit. Is that possible? If I do "revert commit", it creates a second comm...