Integration

During installation you can choose to install the Visual Studio plug-in and shell extensions.

Visual Studio

There are two options in the context menu on files:

  • View the file history by choosing the ‘File history’ option.
  • Reset the file changes to the last committed revision.
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A Git Extensions toolbar allows you to perform the most common actions.

_images/commit.png Commit (branch)
_images/browse.png Browse
_images/pull.png Pull
_images/push.png Push
_images/stash.png Stash changes
_images/settings1.png Settings
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Almost all function can be started from the Git menu in Visual Studio.

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Windows Explorer

The common commands can be started from Windows Explorer using the shell extensions. This option is only available when Shell Extensions are installed.

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You can even create or clone a repository in any non git folder.

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