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Lots of people commented on the comment about not needing a GUI client in this thread (same link): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41890480 https://news.yc

by vladde 2y ago

Lots of people commented on the comment about not needing a GUI client in this thread (same link): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41890480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41890480 To add my own touch, I find staging certain parts of a file in the CLI bothersome, when I can just click-and-drag highlight what lines I want committed in eg. Sublime Merge. Not perfect, but waaay easier than with the default CLI in my opinion.

Feathercrown 2y ago
Something I've always wanted is a simple way to rearrange local commits between different branches (or reorder them) by clicking and dragging. I know there are CLI tools out there to do it, but I haven't explored the options yet. I think that's much more intuitive than doing the same actions using the CLI, although that's mostly because using the CLI forces you to know the Git internals by heart, which is probably a good thing in the long run.
- supriyo-biswas 2y ago
  For me, I actually started off Sourcetree and my knowledge of git commands actually comes from their “show console output” option.
- _huayra_ 2y ago
  I think for folks looking to basically do a "click-and-drag rebase" like that, a GUI interface with comparable ease in displaying and resolving patch application issues (diffs that don't apply) is hard to come by. I've heard good things about gitkraken though, but haven't used it myself.
- roflchoppa 2y ago
  https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit Can do it with a couple keys, 4 (commits tab), then ctl+j/k depending on where you want the commit to be.
darknavi 2y ago
Hard agree. My gripe with git gui is that they facade complex operations behind simple user actions and can land users in no man's land mid operation. Visual staging is extremely useful though and is a simple, single action.
ozim 2y ago
I find 95% people should use decent GUI. That 5% I have never worked with. Also 40% of devs it is a badge of honor “not using GUI” and fool themselves they understand what is going on. Numbers based on my mood today and S&P500 performance last week - don’t take it personally but maybe take into account it might be useful to see those branches in GUI, maybe it is useful to have diff tool where you can click around, take time to understand the context of the team setting and what others were just doing and what is going to prod soon.

by vladde 2y ago

Feathercrown 2y ago

Something I've always wanted is a simple way to rearrange local commits between different branches (or reorder them) by clicking and dragging. I know there are CLI tools out there to do it, but I haven't explored the options yet. I think that's much more intuitive than doing the same actions using the CLI, although that's mostly because using the CLI forces you to know the Git internals by heart, which is probably a good thing in the long run.

supriyo-biswas 2y ago
For me, I actually started off Sourcetree and my knowledge of git commands actually comes from their “show console output” option.
_huayra_ 2y ago
I think for folks looking to basically do a "click-and-drag rebase" like that, a GUI interface with comparable ease in displaying and resolving patch application issues (diffs that don't apply) is hard to come by. I've heard good things about gitkraken though, but haven't used it myself.
roflchoppa 2y ago
https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit Can do it with a couple keys, 4 (commits tab), then ctl+j/k depending on where you want the commit to be.

darknavi 2y ago

Hard agree. My gripe with git gui is that they facade complex operations behind simple user actions and can land users in no man's land mid operation. Visual staging is extremely useful though and is a simple, single action.

ozim 2y ago

I find 95% people should use decent GUI. That 5% I have never worked with. Also 40% of devs it is a badge of honor “not using GUI” and fool themselves they understand what is going on. Numbers based on my mood today and S&P500 performance last week - don’t take it personally but maybe take into account it might be useful to see those branches in GUI, maybe it is useful to have diff tool where you can click around, take time to understand the context of the team setting and what others were just doing and what is going to prod soon.