Git Tips

By Robert John Stevens, CEO of WriteExpress Corporation

Git vs SVN

Git doesn't require a server for a central repository. You can create local repositories in seconds.

Git is so elegantly intregrated into Apple's XCode that to create a local Git repository, all you need to do is to check a checkbox during the New Project Wizard.
When you create a project in XCode 4, a .git directory is created in your project directory. It is not visible in the Finder so launch a terminal window and view it there.
In your project, right click on a file, click Source Control. If the menu items are grayed out, modify a file and view the menu again.
View the project timeline by clicking a tiny clock icon at the botom bar

git init—creates an empty Git repository
git add .—adds everything from the current directory to the repository
git commit -m "comment"—commits the changes and lets you add a comment in parenthesis

This article was commenced on November 18, 2011. Last update: November 18, 2011.

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