Xcode: What is this blue selection line and how do I get rid of it?

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Please refer to these two pics. There's this blue line next to the line number in my code. Hovering over it selects the code. I am not sure how it got there and how to get rid of it.

Clicking that line shows this:

EDIT: for whoever closed this question as "general computing hardware and software on Stack Overflow": this is not that. Plus there are several Xcode UI questions on Stack Overflow:

For example:

How to hide Blue line covering views in xib/Storyboard in Xcode 7.2

How to get rid of blue borders around transparent objects in XCode

This is the code that has been changed since the last commit to your source repo (ie Git repository). — jnpdx, May 28 '21 at 00:41

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered May 28 '21 at 01:25

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It's this (last checkbox shown in this screen shot of the prefs):

You can uncheck it, but I advise not to; it's valuable information.

answered May 28 '21 at 01:25

matt

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Thank you. I don't remember ever enabling source control so not sure how it got enabled. Disabling that last checkbox got rid of it. Thank you. – sudoExclaimationExclaimation May 28 '21 at 01:33
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When you created you project Xcode gave you a git repository. You should use it, not ignore it. – matt May 28 '21 at 01:39

Xcode: What is this blue selection line and how do I get rid of it?

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