What Git clients do you use? (feddit.nl)

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I'm wondering if you use any (graphical) clients to manage your Git, and if so, what client you use.

I myself have to use git professionally across all 3 major OS-es, and I currently use Sourcetree on Windows and macOS, and the Git tools built-in into IntelliJ on Linux.

Have given MaGit a try, but just couldn't get all the shortcuts to stick in my mind.

Interested to hear your experiences!

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[-] catalyst@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

CLI for me. I do use the GitLens plugin in vs code but only so I can see commit info inline. I never commit anything from vs code.

I like Kaleidoscope (v3) for diffs but not for merging. I could probably use any graphical difftool for this purpose but it’s what I’m used to.

[-] ruffsl@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

FYI, VSCode can now natively show commit info inline, no GitLens extension required:

https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/getstarted/tips-and-tricks#_git-blame

[-] catalyst@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Aah good to know, thanks! 🙏

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