IntelliJ IDEA 2019.2 Help

Git

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Use this page to specify the version control settings that will be applied to the directories of your project that are under Git control.

Item

Description

Path to Git executable

In this field, specify the path to the Git executable file. Type the path or click Browse the Browse button and specify the path in the dialog that opens.

Test

Click this button to verify the path to the Git executable file.

Set this path only for current project

Select this option if you want to use different paths for different projects, and don't want this setting to be applied globally.

Execute branch operations on all roots

This option only becomes available if you have a multirooted project, that is there are several Git repositories within a single project.

Select this option if you want branch operations (such as checkout, merge, and so on.) to be applied synchronously to all repositories within your project.

Commit automatically on cherry-pick

When you cherry pick a specific commit, the Commit Changes dialog is displayed. If the Commit automatically on cherry-pick option is selected, the selected commit is submitted silently on clicking the cherry-pick button the Cherry-Pick button, without displaying the Commit Changes dialog.

Add the 'cherry-picked from <hash>' suffix when picking commits pushed to protected branches

Select this option if you want to keep a reference to the original commit when cherry-picking a commit from a protected branch. By default, no suffix is added when cherry-picking a change.

Warn if CRLF line separators are about to be committed

Select this option to enable smart handling of LF and CRLF line separators. IntelliJ IDEA will analyze your configuration, warn you if you are about to commit CRLF into the repository, and suggest changing the core.autocrlf setting to true or input depending on your operating system.

If this option is deselected, you will have to fix issues with line endings manually using the Difference Viewer dialog.

Warn when committing in detached HEAD or during rebase

Select this option if you want IntelliJ IDEA to display a warning when a commit is performed from a detached head or on rebase, as this may cause issues and code loss.

Mark branches that have incoming/outgoing commits in the Branches popup

Select this option if you want incoming/outgoing markers to appear next to branch names in the Branches popup to indicate that there are pending incoming commits that have not been fetched to your local repository, or outgoing local commits that have not been pushed yet.

Update method

Use this list to choose the strategy to synchronize your local repository with the remote storage. The selected method will be used when the push operation is rejected (if the Auto-updated if push of the current branch was rejected option is enabled), or when you invoke the Update Project operation. The following options are available:
  • Merge: select this option to perform merge during the update. This is equivalent to running git fetch and then git merge, or git pull --no-rebase.

  • Rebase: select this option to perform rebase during the update. This is equivalent to running git fetch and then git rebase, or git pull --rebase (all local commits will be put on top of the updated upstream head).

  • Branch Default: select this option if you want to apply different update strategies for different branches. You can specify the default update type for each branch in the branch.<name> section of the .git/config configuration file.

Auto-update if push of the current branch was rejected

Select this checkbox if you want the current branch to be updated automatically if the push operation from the current branch to its tracked branch is rejected.

If this option is deselected, IntelliJ IDEA will display the Push Rejected dialog when pushing a branch is rejected because your local repository and the remote storage are not synchronized.

Note the following:

  • If you have never seen the Push Rejected dialog before and you are enabling the checkbox initially, IntelliJ IDEA will update the conflicting local branch silently by means of the merge operation.

  • If you have already encountered the Push Rejected dialog and selected the Remember the update method choice... option, IntelliJ IDEA saves your last choice rebase or merge and will apply it to update the conflicting local branch silently.

    Accordingly, to change the "remembered" setting, clear the checkbox, access the Push Rejected dialog, select the Auto-update if push ... rejected option, and invoke another update strategy.

Show Push dialog for Commit and Push

Select this option if you want the Push dialog to be displayed after you've clicked Commit and Push in the Commit Changes dialog. Otherwise, your changes will be pushed automatically to the affected repository.

Show Push dialog only when committing to protected branches

Select this option if you only want to show the Push Changes dialog if you are pushing to a protected branch when you've clicked Commit and Push in the Commit Changes dialog. Otherwise, your changes will be pushed automatically to the affected repository.

Protected branches

If you want to disable the ability to force push changes for certain branches, list them here (this is a team-shared parameter that is stored in .idea/vcs.xml).

You can list several branches separated by a semicolon, or supply branch patterns as the input is treated as a list of regular expressions.

Use credential helper

Select this option if you don't want to override credential helpers, which is the default behavior. You will be able to authenticate using a credential helper in the Git login dialog.

Last modified: 17 October 2019