Re: if YOU use a Windows GUI for Git, i would appreciate knowing which one and why

From: Martin Langhoff <martin.langhoff@gmail.com>
Date: May 1, 2019, 18:42 UTC
Message-ID: <CACPiFCL0UZv6WBMq3ZdrGE6bWNGLye22xEWUadneB8gzTAOzsA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <1b8a01d47466$9775c130$c6614390$@abilitybusinesscomputerservices.com>

On Sun, Nov 4, 2018 at 2:34 PM _g e r r y _ _l o w r y _ <gerry.lowry@abilitybusinesscomputerservices.com> wrote:

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> [1a] Which do you prefer:  Git GUI, Git command line?

git cli

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> [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,