Questions tagged [egit]

For questions about the EGit Eclipse plugin for the Git version control system.

EGit is an plugin for the version control system built on top of , the Java implementation of Git.

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Reverting changes by hand

I'm using TortoiseGit and/or Eclipse's EGit. Suppose I modify a file. The icon overlay changes to modified. I then change my mind and edit the file back to it's previous state. The icon overlay stays as modified. As I was writing this question,…
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Need for a bare repo in GIT

While reading the tutorials I keep hearing that I need to create something known as a bare repository for sharing all the files in the repo. I also hear that a bare repo does not contain any of the worfiles. If it does not have any workfiles then…
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Issue in checking out repo in GIT in eclipse

I have a git repo in my Ubuntu server set up. I want to checkout that repo on my windows machine into eclipse. I have installed EGIT plugin my eclipse. I tried checking importing the files from using the plugin by choosing the URI option in eclipse…
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Eclipse/EGit: mark project as modified when new files are added

Is it possible to have Eclipse mark projects as "modified" in the package explorer (with the ">" symbol) when new files have been added, not just when old files have been modified? According to this question and answer it is not possible to…
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How to remove /bin from egit versioning after accidentally including it. .gitignore isn't working.

Using Eclipse Juno, with android development. Somehow I stupidly included my /bin directory in a egit commit, and now, despite that fact that /bin is in my .gitignore.. egit keeps trying to include the updated files in my /bin directory. I have…
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Need a local repository for egit instead have just a remote?

Do i really need create a local repository first and than i can acess a remote repository? I got egit from eclipse marketplace and installed.. After that i created a simple project and tried to share project with remote repository,but just can do…
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What's the best way to use GIT in our work environment?

We currently do not use any kind of version control software. We recently started using Eclipse, and our source code is maintained on a network drive. An Eclipse project was created and everyone has imported the project into Eclipse on their…
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egit->eclipse proper import of general_project->Java_project

I've checked out deadbolt-2-core with egit from repository. Then I've imported it as "general project": Then I've added to .project file: org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder
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EGit freezes when adding from unstaged changes to staged changes in Staging view

For a reasonably sized project, when dragging files from the "Unstaged Changes" pane to the "Staged Changes" pane in the "Git Staging" view in EGit, the entire workspace freezes for about 15-20 seconds even for a single file. The same via command…
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Project got disconected from remote git, how to reattach?

I'm facing an unexpected problem that is messing with my daily agenda, and I'm already tight with time. The project I'm working got detached from remote git repository. I'm not sure how did this happened, could be that I have mistakenly deleted…
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Problems with EGit installation - no Git Repository Exploring perspective and no git configuration menu under Preferences -> Team

I installed EGit (and JGit) on my Eclipse INDIGO 3.7.2, but I cannot see the new menus that the manuals mentioned. I cann't see the Git menu under Windows -> Preferences -> Team, where I should be able to configure my GIT user. I cann't see the GIT…
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Eclipse workspace and Git folder layout

I am migrating from Eclipse/SVN to Eclipse/Git and I am unsure what the best directory layout would be. I have looked at the Vogel/a guide, the Eclipse Wiki as well as the following threads: Is it better to keep Git repository inside or outside of…
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What depends on HOME variable in EGit?

If home environment variable is not set, EGit displays a message like this I don't want to set my HOME variable but want Git store it's data in special directory. I set Default repository folder in Git config tabs in Eclipse. What other things will…
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Directories of Java class files found in Git repository cloned from BitBucket, but I can't figure out how to remove them

I created a BitBucket repository of several Eclipse projects, and then used Eclipse with EGit to clone that repository to a new Eclipse workspace to check whether I had put all of the files into BitBucket right. The projects in the new workspace…
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How does Git Eclipse plugin know revisions from before I installed the plugin?

WHOA ... So I just installed the Git Eclipse plugin and kicked some tires. Made a change and checked it in and all. But I noticed that revision history on a file included changes I made yesterday BEFORE I HAD INSTALLED GIT. How does Eclipse Git…
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