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#49209: In Windows (at least on XP) with msysgit, git config user.name "Your Name" fails with the error error: could not lock config file .git...more...
 P2.0
26-Apr-12

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#45351: Developers using Xcode on Mac now have git installed by default in /usr/local/git. I think they started doing this fairly recently. The latest...more...
 B2.0
12-Oct-10
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#46124: At the bottom of the page, you start talking about "Tracking Branches" out of the blue. Does that indicate that until now you've been discussi...more...
 P1.0
27-Dec-10
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#44816: What about working with older files and getting them out of the repository to see how a file has changed. With subversion, this is fairly int...more...
 B1.0
01-Sep-10
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#44846: What about adding a section on comparing differences with a graphical tool? I know you support the merge scenario, but for those people who "...more...
 B1.0
03-Sep-10