A Tcl/Tk based graphical user interface to Git.
Questions tagged [git-gui]
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How do I open the Git GUI from a command window?
How do I open the Git GUI from a command window? I'm using Windows 7. I've tried running this:
"C:\Apps\Git\libexec\git-core\git-gui"
but that's not a windows script. When I right-click on a folder, I see an option that says, "Git GUI Here". …

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Regular fonts for git-gui and gitk have disappeared
I'm on Ubuntu 16.04.
Recently, the fonts in my git-gui and gitk have suddenly changed.
I have tried the other fonts proposed but none of them correspond to the previous one that I was used to.
This is what it looked before the bug (taken from the…

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Removing files using Git GUI
Is there any way to remove a file using git gui then commit and push?

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I can't run `git gui` on macOs Big Sur
When I run git gui on Mac Big Sur . This is what happen :
Mac OS X 10.100 or later required !
error: git-gui died of signal 6
I also install xcode 12 beta 3 and xcodebuild -version stays Xcode 11.6 .
How can I solve those problems ?

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How to use git kraken for a force push
I'm using git kraken client gui and I need to perform a force push on a repository. It would be really grateful if someone can guide me the steps to perform a force push on git kraken.

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Which $VARIABLES can be passed to an external tool from git-gui?
When I add a new tool to git-gui, the dialog indicates that I could use some variables to be passed to the tool ($REVISION, $ARGS, $FILENAME).
Are there any other parameters that are not documented (for example the current repo directory, etc.)? Why…

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Is there a help page for the Git-Gui Options dialog?
The Git-Gui has options setting (under Edit>>Options..) Is there a description somewhere of each of the option settings?
I know there is the Man pages for the Git-Gui man page & Git-config man page command line, but I can't find anything that ties…

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Git Gui "No diffferences detected"
I have a repository in Git, where a large number of files are flagged as being edited by Git Gui, a dialog comes up when I click on one of them containing:
"No differences detected.
filename.h has no changes.
The modification date of…

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git-gui: Moving keyboard focus to "changed files"
I'm trying to use my computer with keyboard only, without touching the mouse.
In git-gui, how do I move the keyboard focus to the list of changed files, so I can stage them (Ctrl + T) one-by-one? I know I can stage all changed files with Ctrl + I,…

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How to Add Remote with Git Gui?
I want to push my changes to a folder on a remote server. I can even do a map drive to it.
Wish there was a folder browser (the same as choosing where to create repo) where I can select the server folder I want to push to. Since there isn't I know I…

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Where is git mv in SourceTree?
I know you can move files. But what about renaming and moving whole directories?

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How to do rebase --interactive in a Windows GUI
I have a co-worker who's wedded to the git GUI interface for Windows; I'd like to get him rebasing interactively so he can squash commits.
I've tried using the Tools->Add to add git rebase --interactive but this just hangs when he tries it. Can the…

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How to do a 'git log' in the Windows Git Gui?
I just used the Git Gui to clone a local repo from GitHub, and then I checked out a certain branch. I now want to see the equivalent of doing a git log -50, but can't seem to find anything in the menu options or on the main screen:
How can I see…

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git gui is not working after software update to macOS Big Sur to 11.4
Whenever I try to execute the 'git gui' command on terminal it shows
/usr/local/git/libexec/git-core/git-gui: line 8: /usr/local/git/share/git-gui/lib/Git Gui.app/Contents/MacOS/Wish: No such file or…

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Git GUI like Bzr Explorer but for Git?
What GUI's are there for GIT that are like Bazaar Explorer?
Preferably for Linux.
(source: ubuntugeek.com)
Would be great to include or link to screenshots in the answers.
If you could do each app as one answer, they could be individually voted…

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