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From: Jakub Narebski <jnareb@gmail•com>
To: "_g e r r y _ _l o w r y _" 
	<gerry.lowry@abilitybusinesscomputerservices•com>
Cc: <git@vger•kernel.org>
Subject: Re: if YOU use a Windows GUI for Git, i would appreciate knowing which one and why
Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 20:12:10 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8636lym4cl.fsf@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1b8a01d47466$9775c130$c6614390$@abilitybusinesscomputerservices.com> (g. e. r. r. y. l. o. w. r. y.'s message of "Sun, 4 Nov 2018 12:48:25 -0500")

"_g e r r y _ _l o w r y _"
<gerry.lowry@abilitybusinesscomputerservices•com> writes:

> ----------------------------------------
>
> QUESTION:  if YOU use a Windows GUI for Git, i would appreciate knowing which one and why
>
> i have been asked to look at GUI versions of Git for Windows.
>
> https://git-scm.com/download/gui/windows currently lists 22 options.
>
> if i had more time left in my life and the option, because of my own
> nature, i'd likely download and evaluate all 22 - Mr.T would
> pity the fool that i often can be.
>
> CAUTION:  i am not looking for anyone to disparage other Git Windows GUIs.
>
> Let me break down the question into 4 parts:
>
> [1a] Which do you prefer:  Git GUI, Git command line?
> [1b] What is your reason for your [1a] preference?
>
> [2a] if applicable, which Git GUI do you prefer?
> [2b] What is your reason for your [2a] preference?

I use both Git GUI and Git command line - but for different things.  I
use integration with editor / IDE (in my case GNU Emacs and Magit, plus
git-gutter+) to commit changes, amend commits, sometimes for push and
pull; and for having constant reminder which files changed and/or which
lines changed.

I use Git command line for more advanced stuff, mostly because I am used
to it.  Things like interactive rebase, fetch, pull, push, stash and
unstash, undoing changes via reflog, submodules stuff, etc.

I found that with Git GUI (to be more exact git-gui from Git) it is
easier to do incremental add / incremental commit from GUI.  If you use
`git blame`, I highly recommend `git gui blame`.

Hope that helps,
--
Jakub Narębski

next prev parent reply	other threads:[~2019-05-01 18:12 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-11-04 17:48 if YOU use a Windows GUI for Git, i would appreciate knowing which one and why _g e r r y _ _l o w r y _
2018-11-05 12:26 ` Philip Oakley
2019-04-28  9:33   ` David Aguilar
2019-05-01 18:12 ` Jakub Narebski [this message]
2019-05-01 18:42 ` Martin Langhoff

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