How stable is the git plugin for eclipse

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I was intending to have a play with git  and was wondering if anyone had used the git plugin for eclipse  I see it s at version 0 3 1  and was wondering if anyone knew how stable it was   any gotchas     Update   If you are using a recent version of Eclipse  your Help menu has an  Eclipse Marketplace     link    Enter  git  in the Find field  This shows me EGit    This is also very high in the Popular plugins list   Click install  Much easier than having to add update site locations by hand

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Github blog spoke yesterday about Egit plugin   http   freshmeat net projects jgit

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I ve set up EGit in Eclipse for a few of my projects and find that its a lot easier  faster to use a command line interface versus having to drill down menus and click around windows   I would prefer something like a command line view within Eclipse to do all the Git duties

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I ve set up EGit in Eclipse for a few of my projects and find that its a lot easier  faster to use a command line interface versus having to drill down menus and click around windows   I would prefer something like a command line view within Eclipse to do all the Git duties

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I m using if for day-to-day work and I find it stable  Lately the plugin has made good progress and has added    merge support  including a in-Eclipse merge tool  a basic synchronise view  reading of  git info exclude and  gitignore files  rebasing  streamlined commands for pushing and pulling  cherry-picking      Be sure to skim the EGit User Guide for a good overview of the current functionality   I find that I only need to drop to the comand line for interactive rebases   As an official Eclipse project I am confident that EGit will receive all the main features of the command-line client

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You can integrate Git-GUI with Eclipse as an alternative to EGit    See this two part YouTube tutorial specific to Windows  http   www youtube com watch v DcM1xOiaidk http   www youtube com watch v 1OrPJClD92s

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It still seems barely usable  to tell the truth  especially in comparison to the CVS and SVN plugins  Is it really GIT so different that developer with four years of CVS and SVN plugin experience should be completely lost with completely different GUI  unheard commands  two or even single word error messages and  features  like overwriting the shared repository without warning  Do not use it  use command line interface  If you do not like command line interface  do not use GIT at all

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You may be interested in these pointers  http   github com blog 232-github-and-eclipse

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It still seems barely usable  to tell the truth  especially in comparison to the CVS and SVN plugins  Is it really GIT so different that developer with four years of CVS and SVN plugin experience should be completely lost with completely different GUI  unheard commands  two or even single word error messages and  features  like overwriting the shared repository without warning  Do not use it  use command line interface  If you do not like command line interface  do not use GIT at all

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I ve used it briefly  but it was still lacking support in several important areas  it wasn t doing renames moves properly  or something   There also was no update site available for it   I don t remember which version it was  but this was like 6 months ago  Hopefully it is better now

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For a command line view from within eclipse  install the Aptana Eclipse Plugin  it provides you with a console  It s an incredible productivity boost if you do a lot of terminal commands

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EGit is still in eclipse incubation  You can install it using the Eclipse update manager     Select Help -  Install New Software    You probably do not have the JGit update URL in your list of sites so in the  Work with   field enter this url  http   www jgit org updates Click Add    You should now see Eclipse Git Plugin - Integration Build  Incubation  listed as available software to install  Check it and click Next  Click Next and agree to the license and it should be installed

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You may be interested in these pointers  http   github com blog 232-github-and-eclipse

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You may be interested in these pointers  http   github com blog 232-github-and-eclipse

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There is also gitclipse based on JavaGit   but seems dead

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You may be interested in these pointers  http   github com blog 232-github-and-eclipse

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Meanwhile EclipseGit is an  Official Eclipse Technology Project   09-05-07 GitWiki   I use the current version 0 5 0  the Wiki is a step behind the development  from time to time  without any problems  Version comparison  commit  revert etc  is working well  although manual refresh s  F5  are necessary when using command line or other Git clients  usual and acceptable Eclipse behavior I think

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For a command line view from within eclipse  install the Aptana Eclipse Plugin  it provides you with a console  It s an incredible productivity boost if you do a lot of terminal commands

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EGit is still in eclipse incubation  You can install it using the Eclipse update manager     Select Help -  Install New Software    You probably do not have the JGit update URL in your list of sites so in the  Work with   field enter this url  http   www jgit org updates Click Add    You should now see Eclipse Git Plugin - Integration Build  Incubation  listed as available software to install  Check it and click Next  Click Next and agree to the license and it should be installed

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I m using if for day-to-day work and I find it stable  Lately the plugin has made good progress and has added    merge support  including a in-Eclipse merge tool  a basic synchronise view  reading of  git info exclude and  gitignore files  rebasing  streamlined commands for pushing and pulling  cherry-picking      Be sure to skim the EGit User Guide for a good overview of the current functionality   I find that I only need to drop to the comand line for interactive rebases   As an official Eclipse project I am confident that EGit will receive all the main features of the command-line client

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I ve used it briefly  but it was still lacking support in several important areas  it wasn t doing renames moves properly  or something   There also was no update site available for it   I don t remember which version it was  but this was like 6 months ago  Hopefully it is better now

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You can integrate Git-GUI with Eclipse as an alternative to EGit    See this two part YouTube tutorial specific to Windows  http   www youtube com watch v DcM1xOiaidk http   www youtube com watch v 1OrPJClD92s

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egit has a serious bug when comparing a file in your working dir with an earlier - it flashes a blank tab  The bug has been around since 2010 and still has not been fixed  This very basic feature which works very well in svn plugin is completely broken

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Meanwhile EclipseGit is an  Official Eclipse Technology Project   09-05-07 GitWiki   I use the current version 0 5 0  the Wiki is a step behind the development  from time to time  without any problems  Version comparison  commit  revert etc  is working well  although manual refresh s  F5  are necessary when using command line or other Git clients  usual and acceptable Eclipse behavior I think

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There is also gitclipse based on JavaGit   but seems dead

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I ve used it briefly  but it was still lacking support in several important areas  it wasn t doing renames moves properly  or something   There also was no update site available for it   I don t remember which version it was  but this was like 6 months ago  Hopefully it is better now

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I ve used it briefly  but it was still lacking support in several important areas  it wasn t doing renames moves properly  or something   There also was no update site available for it   I don t remember which version it was  but this was like 6 months ago  Hopefully it is better now

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egit has a serious bug when comparing a file in your working dir with an earlier - it flashes a blank tab  The bug has been around since 2010 and still has not been fixed  This very basic feature which works very well in svn plugin is completely broken

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