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When do you apply a change in Magit?
The change can be a file or a hunk, or when the region is active (i.e. when there is a selection) several files or hunks, or even just part of a hunk. The change or changes that these commands – and many others – would act on are highlighted. Magit also implements several other “apply variants” in addition to staging and unstaging.
Is there a way to install Magit on Git?
Many more Magit porcelain commands are implemented on top of Git plumbing commands. Magit can be installed using Emacs’ package manager or manually from its development repository.
What kind of commands can you do with Magit?
Of course Magit supports logging, cloning, pushing, and other commands that usually don’t fail in spectacular ways; but it also supports tasks that often cannot be completed in a single step.
Can You reverse a change in Magit tree?
The change or changes that these commands – and many others – would act on are highlighted. Magit also implements several other “apply variants” in addition to staging and unstaging. One can discard or reverse a change, or apply it to the working tree.
Which is the most visible part of the Magit interface?
The most visible part of Magit’s interface is the status buffer, which displays information about the current repository. Its content is created by running several Git commands and making their output actionable.
Why do people use Magit instead of Git?
That being said, many users have reported that using Magit was what finally taught them what Git is capable of and how to use it to its fullest. Other users wished they had switched to Emacs sooner so that they would have gotten their hands on Magit earlier.
Where can I find the Magit package manager?
Magit is available from Melpa and Melpa-Stable. If you haven’t used Emacs’ package manager before, then it is high time you familiarize yourself with it by reading the documentation in the Emacs manual, see (emacs)Packages. Then add one of the archives to package-archives :
Can you use Magit as a Git client?
While we cannot (yet) claim that Magit wraps and improves upon each and every Git command, it is complete enough to allow even experienced Git users to perform almost all of their daily version control tasks directly from within Emacs. While many fine Git clients exist, only Magit and Git itself deserve to be called porcelains.
Do you have to have Emacs to use Magit?
Other users wished they had switched to Emacs sooner so that they would have gotten their hands on Magit earlier. While one has to know the basic features of Emacs to be able to make full use of Magit, acquiring just enough Emacs skills doesn’t take long and is worth it, even for users who prefer other editors.
Is there a good info manual for Magit?
Magit has a fine Info manual that covers all the many actions Magit supports, but like a lot of manuals it doesn’t help with workflow; it assumes you’re already familiar with Magit and that you know exactly what to do and how to go about doing it. Magit is also under active development.
Where can I install Magit on my computer?
Magit can be installed using Emacs’ package manager or manually from its development repository. Magit is available from Melpa and Melpa-Stable. If you haven’t used Emacs’ package manager before, then it is high time you familiarize yourself with it by reading the documentation in the Emacs manual, see (emacs)Packages.
Is it bad to run Git merge with uncommitted changes?
Note, however, that each time you’re basically doing a “git merge”, and as the merge documentation warns: Running git merge with non-trivial uncommitted changes is discouraged: while possible, it may leave you in a state that is hard to back out of in the case of a conflict.
Which is version control system does Magit use?
Magit is an interface to the version control system Git, implemented as an Emacs package.
What do you need to know about Magit for Git?
Magit is a complete text-based user interface to Git. It fills the glaring gap between the Git command-line interface and various GUIs, letting you perform trivial as well as elaborate version control tasks with just a couple of mnemonic key presses.