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Commit Changes Dialog

VCS | Commit Changes
View | Tool Windows | Version Control - Local Changes - Context menu of a file or a changelist - Commit Changes


Use this dialog box to commit (check in) changes from the selected changelist to the repository and, optionally, to create a patch file.

This dialog box consists of several areas:

The options available in this dialog depend on the version control system you are using.

Modified files pane

This section contains a list of files that have been modified since the last commit. Deselect the check-boxes next to the files that you want to exclude from current commit.

Toolbar

ItemTooltip and ShortcutDescriptionAvailable in
/help/img/idea/2016.3/icon_showDiff.png Show Differences
⌃D
Click this button to open the Differences dialog box that highlights the differences between your local working copy of the selected file and its repository version. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/refresh.png Refresh Changes
⌃F5
Click this button to reload the Changed files tree view so it is up-to-date. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/show_unversioned_icon.png Show Unversioned Files Click this button if you want to see newly added files that have not been added to version control yet under the Unversioned Files node. ALl VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/add_icon.png Add to VCS
⌃⌥A
Click this button to move the files selected under the Unversioned Files node to the active changelist, so that they are added to your version control system during the commit. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/moveToOtherChangelist.png Move to Another Changelist
F6
Click this button to add the selected file(s) to another changelist. The Move to Another Changelist dialog box opens where you can select an existing changelist or create a new one. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/delete.png Delete Click this button to delete the selected file.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/properties.gif Ignore Click this button to leave the selected files unversioned. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/rollback.png Revert Click this button to revert all changes made to the local working copy of the selected files. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/edit.png Jump to source
F4
Click this button to open the source code of the selected file in the editor.All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/vcsToolbarRevertUnchangedIcon.png Revert Unchanged FilesClick this button to revert the files that have not been modified locally. Subversion
Perforce
/help/img/idea/2016.3/vcsToolbarGroupByDirIcon.png Group by Directory
⌃P
Click this button to toggle between the flat view and the directory tree view. All VCSs
/help/img/idea/2016.3/expandAll.png
/help/img/idea/2016.3/collapseAll.png
Expand or collapse all nodes
⌃+
⌃-
Click these buttons to expand or collapse all nodes in the directory tree. These buttons are not available in flat view. All VCSs
Change list N/A From this drop-down list, select the changelist that contains the modified files to be checked in or included in the patch. The active changelist is selected by default. All VCSs

The summary under the modified files pane shows statistics on the currently selected changelist, such as the number of modified, new, deleted and unversioned files. This area also shows how many files of each type are shown, and how many of them will be committed.

Commit Message pane

In this area, enter a comment to the current commit. You cannot commit your changes until you enter some description in the Commit Message field.

This comment will also be used as the name of the patch file, if you decide to create a patch.

Toolbar

Icon and TooltipShortcutDescription
/help/img/idea/2016.3/commit_message_history.png Commit Message History⌃MClick this icon to invoke the Commit Message History dialog that contains a list of your twenty-five last commits and the corresponding commit messages.

VCS-specific controls

The controls in this section are located in the top-right part of the dialog, and contain the options that are specific for the version control system you are using.

ItemDescriptionAvailable for
Author Use this drop-down list to select the author of the changes that you are going to commit. This may be useful when you are committing changes made by another person. Git
Amend commit Select this check box to replace the previous commit with the current changes (see Git Basics: Undoing Things for details). Git, Mercurial
Sign-off commit Select this check box if you want to sign off your commit, i.e. to certify that the changes you are about to check in have been made by you, or that you take the responsibility for the code in question.

When this option is enabled, the following line is automatically added at the end of the commit message: Signed off by: <username>

Git
Keep files locked Select this check box to keep the changed files locked after they are checked in. Subversion
Jobs Perforce

Before Submit / Before Commit section

Use the controls in this area to define which additional actions you want AppCode to perform before committing the selected files.

These controls are available for the following version control systems:

  • Git
  • CVS
  • Subversion
  • Perforce
ItemDescription
Reformat code Select this check box to perform code formatting according to the Project Code Style settings.
Optimize imports Select this check box to remove redundant import statements.
Perform code analysis Select this check box to run code inspection on the files you are about to commit.
Check TODO (<filter name>) Select this check box to review the TODO items matching the specified filter. Click the Configure link to choose an existing TODO filter, or open the TODO settings page and define a new filter to be applied.
Cleanup Select this check box if you want to automatically apply the current inspection profile to the files you are going to commit.
Revert unchanged files Select this check box to revert the files that have not been modified.

This option is only available for Perforce.

After Submit / After Commit section

Use the controls in this area to define which additional actions you want AppCode to perform after committing the selected files.

ItemDescriptionAvailable for
Run tool From this drop-down list, select the external tool that you want AppCode to launch after the selected changes have been committed. You can select a tool from the list, or click the Browse button /help/img/idea/2016.3/browseButton.png and configure an external tool in the External Tools dialog box that opens. All VCSs
Upload files to From this drop-down list, select the server access configuration to use for uploading the committed files to a local or remote host, a mounted disk, or a directory. To suppress uploading, choose None. To add a server configuration to the list, click /help/img/idea/2016.3/browseButton.png and fill in the required fields in the Add Server dialog that opens. All VCSs
Always use selected server Select this check box to always upload files to the selected server access configuration.

The drop-down list and the check box are only available if the Remote Hosts Access plugin is enabled.

All VCSs
Tag committed files Select this check box to assign a tag to the committed files and type the name of the tag. To replace a previously assigned tag with a new one, select the Override existing tags option. CVS
Auto-update after commit Select this check box to automatically update your project after the commit. Enabling this option will help prevent your working copy against the mixed-revision state.

The mixed-revision state of a working copy may affect the Move and Rename refactoring applied to folders, in which case items in revisions different from the moved subtree root will be tracked separately, which can be confusing.

When the Auto-update after commit option is enabled:

  • Merge will fail with an error if the merge target is a mixed-revision working copy.
  • Your own changes will never cause a 409 conflict.

Subversion

Diff pane

The Diff pane is hidden by default. To unfold it, click the arrow button /help/img/idea/2016.3/unfold.png next to the pane title.

In this pane you can explore the differences between the base repository version of the selected file, and the version you are about to commit.

Toolbar

ItemTooltip and ShortcutDescription
/help/img/idea/2016.3/arrowUp.png/help/img/idea/2016.3/arrowDown.pngPrevious Difference / Next Difference ⇧F7 F7
Use these buttons to jump to the next/previous difference.

When the last/first difference is hit, AppCode suggests to click the arrow buttons F7/⇧F7 once more and compare other files, depending on the Go to the next file after reaching last change option in the Differences Viewer settings.

This behavior is supported only when the Differences Viewer is invoked from the Version Control tool window.

/help/img/idea/2016.3/comparePreviousFile.png
/help/img/idea/2016.3/compareNextFile.png
Compare Previous/Next File
⌥←⌥→
Click these buttons to compare the local copy of the previous/next file with its update from the server.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/edit.png Jump to Source
F4
Click this button to open the selected file in the active pane in the editor. The caret will be placed in the same position as in the Differences Viewer.
Viewer type
/help/img/idea/2016.3/diffViewer_type.png
Use this drop-down list to choose the desired viewer type. The side-by-side viewer has two panels; the unified viewer has one panel only.

Both types of viewers enable you to

  • Edit code. Note that one can change text only in the right-hand part of the default viewer, or, in case of the unified viewer, in the lower ("after") line, i.e. in your local version of the file.
  • Perform the Apply/Append/Revert actions.
Whitespace
/help/img/idea/2016.3/diffViewer_whitespaces.png
Use this drop-down list to define how the differences viewer should treat white spaces in the text.
  • Do not ignore: white spaces are important, and all differences are highlighted. This option is selected by default.
  • Trim whitespaces: ("\t", " ") , if they appear in the end and in the beginning of a line.
    • If two lines differ in trailing whitespaces only, these lines are considered equal.
    • If two lines are different, such trailing whitespaces are not highlighted in the By word mode.
  • Ignore whitespaces: white spaces are not important, regardless of their location in the source code.
  • Ignore whitespaces and empty lines: the following entities are ignored:
    • all whitespaces (as in the 'Ignore whitespaces' option)
    • all added or removed lines consisting of whitespaces only
    • all changes consisting of splitting or joining lines without changes to non-whitespace parts.
      For example, changing a b c to a \n b c is not highlighted in this mode.
Highlighting mode
/help/img/idea/2016.3/diffViewer_highlight.png
Select the way differences granularity is highlighted.
The available options are:
  • Highlight words: the modified words are highlighted
  • Highlight lines: the modified lines are highlighted
  • Highlight split changes: if this option is selected, big changes are split into smaller 'atomic' changes.
    For example, A \n B vs. A X \n B X will be treated as two changes instead of one.
  • Do not highlight: if this option is selected, the differences are not highlighted at all. This option is intended for significantly modified files, where highlighting only introduces additional difficulties.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/collapseAll.png Collapse unchanged fragmentsClick this button to collapse all unchanged fragments in both files. The amount of non-collapsible unchanged lines is configurable in the Diff & Merge settings page.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/sync_scrolling.png Synchronize scrolling Click this button to scroll both differences panes simultaneously. If this button is released, each pane can be scrolled independently.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/disable_editing.png Disable editing Click this button to enable editing of the local copy of the selected file, which is disabled by default. When editing is enabled, you can make last-minute changes to the modified file before committing it.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/cogwheel_blue.png Editor settings Click this button to open a drop-down list of available options. Select or clear these options to show or hide line numbers, indentation guides, white spaces, and soft wraps.
/help/img/idea/2016.3/external_tool.pngShow diff in external toolClick this button to invoke an external differences viewer, specified in the External Diff Tools settings page.

This button only appears on the toolbar when the Use external diff tool option is enabled in the External Diff Tools settings page.

/help/img/idea/2016.3/help.pngHelp
F1
Click this button to show the corresponding help page.

Note that the options listed above are available for text files only. AppCode cannot compare binary files, so most commands will be unavailable for them.

Submit / Commit button

Click this button to commit the selected files, or hover your mouse over this button to display one of the following available commit options:

  • Commit and Push: select this option to push the changes to the remote repository immediately after the commit. This option is available if you are using Git or Mercurial as a version control system.
  • Create MQ Patch: select this option to create an MQ patch based on your changes. This option is only available if you are using Mercurial as a version control system.
  • Create Patch: select this option if you want AppCode to generate a patch based on the changes you are about to commit. In the Create Patch dialog that opens, type the name of the patch file and specify whether you need a reverse patch.
  • Remote Run: select this option to run your personal build. This option is only available when you are logged in to TeamCity. Refer to TeamCity plugin documentation for details.

See Also

Last modified: 28 March 2017