From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on dcvr.yhbt.net X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-ASN: AS31976 209.132.180.0/23 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.7 required=3.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID,DKIM_VALID_AU,FREEMAIL_FORGED_FROMDOMAIN,FREEMAIL_FROM, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_HI shortcircuit=no autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by dcvr.yhbt.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7F6E1F453 for ; Wed, 1 May 2019 18:42:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1726114AbfEASmy (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 May 2019 14:42:54 -0400 Received: from mail-ot1-f45.google.com ([209.85.210.45]:42307 "EHLO mail-ot1-f45.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726077AbfEASmx (ORCPT ); Wed, 1 May 2019 14:42:53 -0400 Received: by mail-ot1-f45.google.com with SMTP id f23so15495739otl.9 for ; Wed, 01 May 2019 11:42:53 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=F+goupEmhU0QOg3NIkbQ8UlQYR+vf4Eh28IauyB4FcE=; b=rVL9Pss4sNBFs3gjnKh9PotHNqypGYzxnEkuaDOexpzvbOWNbDdUcDl8OTLApjj1Zv dhBgyPZ8vBYdtioqt9KYdAt7N2c0kZYZFLFaVv1A4ak8oPdDmVU5UlZW/BrVodMuvLG0 tD/ZWGVYSnqTZAcaFvQGExxRvXHgBXiBCEl8tHwOBJXm4UTpbliH8Yz4xCLqbgOVkL/I xl3+PA4+uZgjUp65U6EZtjp5cPJS7/Y5CnpeyX4tu5D7X3h/1K837ooLC89P5SA+8bms glmrlSCpnG9nvT4wEDXNGsqkPhFGG5M38qMSwafXlFL2iiw0SMFwTb6z3CS+SXh3afTF kr7g== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=F+goupEmhU0QOg3NIkbQ8UlQYR+vf4Eh28IauyB4FcE=; b=f1Z0KDUcvQ937w3HNrXTT/YEU5wbJV+XzUztzSz3Onm+NO5e1sdnTahOlWFsNmSOlU cy8I6cLxrsSUhR6EN8IVZouzU4iLYn/hhCwJPrzzm40cf1NjD/68zNOdc0K89MIvnpZB jzrk0ykwP/0SG8gtuP3fqu3agsT+Fyu+uOAntESIToQzaJWLgEMciPtFPMud8E/eques Pj9sypuc0J6bDMoNU6tuQ5UCW5CwA5ul25mTH2TjuUbidTrON+u4JwWz35cuW3pKX1Ky QKOtYEPIlYM6PJPoe9pAXm1dR/0XFA0BvtgzHT8ZxJiksN9GAYuyMP2+ezFT4my/Oc3N FKSw== X-Gm-Message-State: APjAAAWhIfla8FgRA2iJWrDKi4LBJ836Fn58BRtrVGzcNgTGy77Onpo6 UqcNa/jW8WUiQcARjIIyZkWKvUbAHXLZNU4QD/qV6LV4JPE= X-Google-Smtp-Source: APXvYqxaNVCl6t6cJshh3WHo0vtfpJBOdK1+YO6eeu333KSdmcIHSTc3w2UxwU0Jd0psJ/CEBcpVBetcXnnz2Qgu+zM= X-Received: by 2002:a05:6830:109:: with SMTP id i9mr18624629otp.96.1556736173043; Wed, 01 May 2019 11:42:53 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <1b8a01d47466$9775c130$c6614390$@abilitybusinesscomputerservices.com> In-Reply-To: <1b8a01d47466$9775c130$c6614390$@abilitybusinesscomputerservices.com> From: Martin Langhoff Date: Wed, 1 May 2019 14:42:42 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: if YOU use a Windows GUI for Git, i would appreciate knowing which one and why To: _g e r r y _ _l o w r y _ Cc: Git Mailing List Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Sender: git-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: git@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 2:34 PM _g e r r y _ _l o w r y _ wrote: > > [1a] Which do you prefer: Git GUI, Git command line? git cli > > [1b] What is your reason for your [1a] preference? I'm a cli guy, I know git well, and it gives me all the power. However, understanding history/branch structure is not something you can do well with the cli tools (git log has an ascii art branch mode that works for some situations). For a number of reasons, I often find myself looking at new codebases, and wondering how they got to where they are. Visualizing and querying history is a killer feature for me. > [2a] if applicable, which Git GUI do you prefer? gitk ; if not available, whatever I can install quickly that (a) I can just start in a checkout and (b) has a good branch history view. In other words, the more they resemble gitk the more I like them :-) > [2b] What is your reason for your [2a] preference? Best for navigating history, complex branch/merge patterns. Handy search including pickaxe. It doesn't support the "normal" workflows. It's just an outstanding complement for the cli tools. cheers, m