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Go use Magit! Probably my favorite part of Emacs.

by jolux 3y ago

itsmartapuntocm 3y ago
It’s my favorite git client altogether.
- jolux 3y ago
  yeah, I keep Emacs open just for Magit even when using other editors.
  - User23 3y ago
    Magit revolutionized my git workflow. Rebase went from being a chore that I put off to easy peasy. My coworkers think I'm some kind of git wizard.
    - Conscat 3y ago
      For me, being able to go straight from a selection in a code file to a log of all changes to that specific code, which I can then filter further, is what gets the strongest reactions from my coworkers.
      - mbork_pl 3y ago
        WHAT!? You can use M-x magit-log-buffer-file with an active selection and see only the changes to the selected portion? This is so obvious in hindsight and so cool... Thanks a million!
      - lsowen 3y ago
        What?! How do you do this? I love magic but haven't discovered this.
      - lordgrenville 3y ago
        TIL magit-log-buffer-file...
        Conscat 3y ago
        It's unfortunately hidden because it has no default keybinding iirc, but I love this feature. I think I discovered it by wondering if it exists, so I searched through the M-x candidates with orderless and typed in terms that I guessed could be part of the right name.
        duckerude 3y ago
        C-c M-g l gets you there. (C-c M-g leads to a submenu that also has blame.) Until this thread I didn't know it could also do regions.
Robdel12 3y ago
It’s literally the reason that keeps me in emacs, honestly.
abdullahkhalids 3y ago
Anyone with a recommendation for a magit tutorial? Thanks
- poidos 3y ago
  The documentation is very good. The Getting Started[0] page has all you need for basic operations. I haven't watched this particular video[1], but Prot's other Emacs content is great. [0]: https://magit.vc/manual/magit/Getting-Started.html https://magit.vc/manual/magit/Getting-Started.html [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-0OwGTt0dI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-0OwGTt0dI
  - abdullahkhalids 3y ago
    I watched the video. It is quite informative. The best thing about emacs videos are they creator is that all the keycommands show on the screen by default. Arguably one of the slickest features in emacs.
rubicks 3y ago
I definitely tried and it definitely didn't work for me because something something ~/.Xdefaults or whatever. But I hear good things.

Go use Magit! Probably my favorite part of Emacs.

by jolux 3y ago

Go use Magit! Probably my favorite part of Emacs.

itsmartapuntocm 3y ago

It’s my favorite git client altogether.

jolux 3y ago
yeah, I keep Emacs open just for Magit even when using other editors.
- User23 3y ago
  Magit revolutionized my git workflow. Rebase went from being a chore that I put off to easy peasy. My coworkers think I'm some kind of git wizard.
  - Conscat 3y ago
    For me, being able to go straight from a selection in a code file to a log of all changes to that specific code, which I can then filter further, is what gets the strongest reactions from my coworkers.
    - mbork_pl 3y ago
      WHAT!? You can use M-x magit-log-buffer-file with an active selection and see only the changes to the selected portion? This is so obvious in hindsight and so cool... Thanks a million!
    - lsowen 3y ago
      What?! How do you do this? I love magic but haven't discovered this.
    - lordgrenville 3y ago
      TIL magit-log-buffer-file...
      - Conscat 3y ago
        It's unfortunately hidden because it has no default keybinding iirc, but I love this feature. I think I discovered it by wondering if it exists, so I searched through the M-x candidates with orderless and typed in terms that I guessed could be part of the right name.
        duckerude 3y ago
        C-c M-g l gets you there. (C-c M-g leads to a submenu that also has blame.) Until this thread I didn't know it could also do regions.

Robdel12 3y ago

It’s literally the reason that keeps me in emacs, honestly.

abdullahkhalids 3y ago

Anyone with a recommendation for a magit tutorial? Thanks

poidos 3y ago
The documentation is very good. The Getting Started[0] page has all you need for basic operations. I haven't watched this particular video[1], but Prot's other Emacs content is great. [0]: https://magit.vc/manual/magit/Getting-Started.html https://magit.vc/manual/magit/Getting-Started.html [1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-0OwGTt0dI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-0OwGTt0dI
- abdullahkhalids 3y ago
  I watched the video. It is quite informative. The best thing about emacs videos are they creator is that all the keycommands show on the screen by default. Arguably one of the slickest features in emacs.

rubicks 3y ago

I definitely tried and it definitely didn't work for me because something something ~/.Xdefaults or whatever. But I hear good things.