Questions tagged [git]
popular version control and how it gets used on OS X and iOS
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Unable to install git using homebrew
I am trying to install git using homebrew:
brew install git
Terminal reads:
==> Searching for similarly named formulae... Error: No similarly named formulae found. Error: No available formula or ...
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Git user.name continuously removed/reset
At least once a day it seems that my Git global configuration value for user.name gets reset to a blank value. Of course I only find out when I go to commit and it barks at me. I've tried removing and ...
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Apple Automator (or similar): performing workflow triggered by shutdown?
I was thinking about turning my desktop into a git repository that automatically syncs with BitBucket. The idea is that, periodically, the desktop is synced as well as automatically before it shuts ...
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AMSupportURL* “is implemented in both”?
I get the below error message when I run git for the first time after a reboot:
objc[728]: Class AMSupportURLConnectionDelegate is implemented in both ?? (0x1eff3a7a0) and ?? (0x1188402b8). One of the ...
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How do I install p4v (previously p4merge) as my git difftool on macos catalina 10.15.3
Ive found these instructions for setting up p4merge as my git difftool (I've not been able to test these instructions):
brew cask install p4merge
git config --global diff.guitool p4mergetool
git ...
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“__git_ps1: command not found” from running “/usr/bin/env bash”
When I run $ /usr/bin/env bash (but not otherwise) I get the error: __git_ps1: command not found
I've tried updating ~/.git-prompt.sh and ~/git-completion.bash for the version of git that I'm using. I'...
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Homebrew - How to upgrade a HEAD forumla?
I installed libimobiledevice a few months ago with brew install --HEAD libimobiledevice, and tried to upgrade it today with brew upgrade libimobiledevice (no --HEAD because it's not an option for brew(...
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MacOS xcrun not downloading in Command Line Tools and existing solutions not working
See other Xcrun issues for full details. Basically git isn't working because xcrun doesn't exist in my file path Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun. I've tried:
xcode-select --install
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How to find source formula of brew package (github repo)?
How can I find the sources and changes for a given brew package?
I'm having an issue with a package that's installed via brew on a cloud instance whose image I don't control. I'm trying to figure out ...
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How to get p4merge to come up when I do git mergetool?
I did setup p4merge using this in my .gitconfig:
[merge]
tool = p4mergetool
stat = true
[mergetool "p4mergetool"]
cmd = /Applications/p4merge.app/Contents/Resources/launchp4merge ...
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I have a problem to install the SETOOLKIT ON mac
I need your help.
I want to install the setoolkit on my mac, and i found this instuction on internet: https://www.cybrary.it/blog/0p3n/social-engineering-toolkit-os-x/
I followed all of these steps ...
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Kryptonite iOs automate enter PIN
Kryptonite has the ability to read my pin from my phone, but recently after I push to github there is a prompt: Enter PIN for 'Kryptonite iOS':
All I have to do is press enter, but this is an extra ...
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Trouble setting Sublime Text as default editor for entering Git commit message [closed]
I am learning git command-line. I wish to set Sublime Text as the default editor for entering commit message, when I run the git commit command from Terminal.
But when trying to do so, I am running ...
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Unexpected question 'enter PIN for “Kryptonite iOS”' while doing git pull after updating to MacOS Catalina 10.15.4
Most of my Bitbucket git repos can't be pushed/fetched after upgrading to MacOS 10.15.4. All git origins are SSH (not HTTPS). I get this question in terminal when doing git pull and other commands:
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Git hangs with a ssh remote URI after 10.15.4 update
After updating to Catalina 10.15.4, git started hanging indefinitely when trying to push or pull from a repo that was previously accessible.
$ git push origin master
^C
The URL for origin looks like:...
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How do you git fetch all repos in a folder?
I keep all the repositories I work on in a folder on my machine ~/Code, and I want a script to execute git fetch && git status against each of the repos in that folder.
I imagine that, if it’...
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Internet issues on macos while using services such as git, docker, pip
I have a macbook pro 16" running on macOs Catalina(version 10.15.3). The laptop is owned by my firm and has 3 user accounts. One is admin which i cannot access, second is also an admin account(of ...
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Files created by Terminal are not visible in my Finder
So I've been trying to create a text file using Git, I punched in the command "touch home.html", then I punched in the command git "add home.html", then I input "git status" and the file doesn't want ...
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brew search generates mail notification “You recently used a password to access an endpoint through the GitHub API using Homebrew/2.2.2”
I got a mail from GitHub:
You recently used a password to access an endpoint through the GitHub
API using Homebrew/2.2.2 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10.15.2)
curl/7.64.1. We will deprecate basic ...
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How to restore default Apple Version of Git after renaming it in Mac OS Mojave and linking git to homebrew version?
I wanted Mac OS to use my homebrew version of git after brew install git. So I mistakenly renamed my Apple Default git by doing:
$mv /usr/bin/git /usr/bin/git~apple
$ git --version
git version 2.25.0
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Git stored credentials work locally but don't have effect if logged into the machine via SSH
I have a remote macOS machine with git and GitHub Desktop installed, as well as my SSH public key.
If I connect to the machine via Screen Sharing, open a shell window and try e.g. git pull in my ...
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How do I store an automator action in version control (git)?
I just created an Automator 'application' action and it works fine but I want to have version control of it.
Automator creates a bundle that seems to be a bunch of XML and resources which is a pretty ...
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How to install Git Extension on MacOS?
I need to install GitExtension on MacOS, but I can't find any info about this.
I found this link
https://sourceforge.net/projects/gitextensions/
after download I get compressed folder there is ...
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Can you install NPM and Git under a standard user account?
Currently all users in my environment run as standard users. We now have developers starting that will need access to tools such as NPM and Git.
Is it possible to install these tools and limit to ...
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How to configure Xcode to fetch swift dependencies over ssh using a private key which is stored on a Yubikey ( HSM , gpg --card-status )
Problem currently is that I find no way to simply configure or instruct Xcode to check out source code or dependencies over git+ssh using ssh agent.
Does Xcode at all supports using the ssh-agent?
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Using Finder to copy files by value instead of the files' reference
I want to copy a few files from one directory of a git repository branch to another branch that doesn't have the files. With Windows, you can copy the files and they are saved to the clipboard as they ...
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revoke forbiddance to send Apple events to System Events
I have been using Gitk provided by Git provided by Homebrew with success, for several years.
A couple of days ago, it suddenly prompted a security window when called.
I did not allow access, hoping ...
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“Waiting for your editor to close the file” when trying to use Sublime Text 3 as Git editor
I'm trying to use Sublime Text 3 as Git's editor.
I ran this:
sudo ln -s /Applications/Sublime\ Text.app/Contents/SharedSupport/bin/subl /usr/local/bin/subl
Then this:
git config --global core....
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How to set Xcode as core.editor in git?
My current git config core.editor returns dreamweaver which I set up two years ago from inside the app(IIRC), and now I don't use it. I am receiving error while amending the author of the last commit. ...
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My ssh key won't work on my personal wifi network. How do I fix it
I have a macbook pro that I'm using for work.
So I set up an ssh key for use with a bitbucket team account. My work email is a gmail account. But my bitbucket account is a team account with same ...
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Slow read performance in Mac OS X terminal, with external encryption enabled hard drive
Anyone experienced really slow performance with Mac OS Extended (Journaled, Encrypted) file systems? I have git LFS project on my hard drive and for some reason even as simple as cd project-folder ...
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Broken Git installation on my Mac. How do I fix it?
I've had git running on my MacBook Pro (macOS High Sierra 10.13.6) for ages. I recently uninstalled Xcode because I never use it, but that seems to have broken Git and I can't figure out how to fix it....
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Is GitHub working for you right now or is it an OS X 10.7 Firefox browser issue?
EDIT: To quickly answer my question, see the bottom edit.
I forgot my GitHub account, so I tried reset my password. However, I'm not receiving any email. I tried it again, but to no avail.
So I ...
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install git without admin/sudo or make
I have a MacBook Pro without admin or sudo access, but I need git. XCode is not installed, so I don't have access to make, so I cannot build from source. /usr/local is locked down, so I cannot use ...
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Git clone fails with “fatal: multiple updates for ref 'refs/tags/v1.0.0' not allowed” on MacOS Mojave
I did a lot of operations on my computer last night, basically updating/upgrading(?) brew, which installed a new git version, updated python, lots of stuff and today I figured I couldn't clone a ...
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Which macOS Git GUI app offers a “Split View Staging” view?
I use SourceTree as a Git GUI tool. I'm very productive with the app and find it far preferable to the command line Git interface for common tasks.
Unfortunately, SourceTree is incredibly slow, buggy,...
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Cannot launch gitk on Mojave: mapped file has no cdhash?
I had a working version of git + gitk installed via homebrew on MacOS High Sierra.
After I upgraded to Mojave, I can no longer start gitk. It fails with the following error, repeated 105 times:
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Why do I keep getting this error message: “git was not detected on system path”
I'm not familiar at all with coding or using rstudio since this is the first semester im taking it. Basically everything was working fine, but when i updated to mojave, this error started popping up ...
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How to get p4merge to come up when I do git mergetool and not filemerge
I'm on macOS Mojave,
Git version 2.19.0
When doing git mergetool, instead of p4merge, filemerge comes up.
Searched my entire drive and the only instance of p4merge I see is in
/Applications/...
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Install SublimeHighlight plugin on Sublime Text 3
I'm trying to copy my code from Sublime Text 3 into my Word document in RTF format with colors in tact by using this plugin:
https://github.com/n1k0/SublimeHighlight
The instructions say:
Sublime ...
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I need Git. Is it better to install command line tools (183mb) or `brew install git`?
I think that it is better to install Git from Homebrew:
Less size
Install only what I need - I do not need LLVM compiler, for example.
Faster install
All packages in one place
No need to re-install ...
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How to sync keyboard shortcuts setting of Mac OS X from one computer to another? [duplicate]
I have two Macbooks, and I set up many keyboard shortcuts for different applications.
Now I am trying to sync these settings from one Macbook to another through git, which introduced by Atlassian.
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How to get git update-index working with macOS?
I installed git with brew install git
Now I want to use the update-index parameter, but that doesn't work because git-update-index is not installed.
How can I install this via Homebrew or another ...
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Sync files between two different folders on a single Mac
I am looking for a solution to sync files within different folders on a single Mac.
The files are tracked under Git version control system, so I can't use aliases.
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.git-completion.bash producing error on macOS Sierra 10.12.6
I've followed the process for git-completion as per the description provided at https://medium.com/@farooqyousuf/autocomplete-git-commands-and-branch-names-in-terminal-on-mac-os-x-4e0beac0388a:
The ...
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Running multiple git ssh logins via Terminal
I recently set up an SSH key for by Bitbucket account, which works very nicely. But I also have other git repos like Github, GitLab (non ssh at the moment) and I came to push to one of those other ...
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pinentry implementation with fingerprint sensor support
Currently, I am using Pinentry Mac from Xcode on my system to sign git commits. For this, I am having to input my passphrase each time I am waiting to sign a commit.
Seeing that my MacBook Pro has a ...
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Github and credential-osxkeychain delete access
Today I went to push to my Github account and got an authentication error. Surprised, I looked in Keychain Access to see if there was anything wrong as I had setup git to use git-credential-...
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Install Git on OSX 10.8
ALL,
My project is located on GitHub which recently switched to using TLS1.2, which is incompatible with the OpenSSL version OSX 10.8 ships with.
So I tried to build Git from sources.
I downloaded ...
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How to omit directories from Optimized Storage?
I keep my git repositories in a directory under Documents directory, which puts it in the path of iCloud's Optimized Storage. Often, I'll open a git repository to find files replaced with .icloud ...
