Version Control

Version Control

Integrated, visual version control across your project.

Working with version control systems (VCS) such as Git, Mercurial, and others is an integral part of development. Our IDEs put a common abstraction atop each system, then puts a visual face on all your VCS activities.

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Version control

Commit Changes

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Commit your changes to VCS

Magic Wand

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Use the Magic Wand to Resolve Simple Conflicts

VCS Popup

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Open VCS actions using the keyboard

Version control (Git) history

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Version control (Git) history

Using Version control (Git) history to understand the project

Interactive rebase

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Interactive rebase

Using interactive rebase in IntelliJ IDEA

Selectively commit changes

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Selectively commit changes

Selectively Commit Changes to a File

Annotate with Git Blame: Commit

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Annotate with Git Blame: Commit

Look at the commit a change was part of from Annotate with Git Blame

Annotate with Git Blame: Show Diff

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Annotate with Git Blame: Show Diff

Look at the diff a change was part of from Annotate with Git Blame

Local History

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Search text in Local History

Introduction

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Importing a project into IntelliJ IDEA

Project from version control

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Project from version control

Cloning a project from version control

Summary and Shortcuts

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Summary and Shortcuts

Importing projects into IntelliJ IDEA Summary

GitLab Merge Requests

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GitLab Merge Requests

Working with GitLab Merge Requests

Contributing to open source software; creating a pull request

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Contributing to open source software; creating a pull request

Contribute code to someone else's GitHub project with a pull request

Making changes to code

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Making changes to code

Making and committing our changes

Getting the project

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Getting the project

Forking and cloning the project

Introduction

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Contributing to open source software

Creating the pull request

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Creating the pull request

How to create a pull request on GitHub

Negotiating the review process

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Negotiating the review process

Review and hopefully get your pull request merged

Summary and Shortcuts

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Summary and Shortcuts

Contributing to open source software Summary

Resolve Conflicts

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Resolve Conflicts

Let the IDE help in the tricky business of resolving merge conflicts.

Move Work Aside With Stash

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Move Work Aside With Stash

Use git's stash to move uncommitted work aside temporarily.

Move Work Aside With Shelve

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Move Work Aside With Shelve

Move uncommitted work aside when you need to work on another branch.

Rebase Feature Branch

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Rebase Feature Branch

Get your feature branch caught up with changes on the main branch.

Autocomplete File Names in Commits

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Autocomplete File Names in Commits

How to reference filenames in a commit in WebStorm.

Compare With Branch

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Compare With Branch

See the changes in another branch's commits.

See Unsynced Commits

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See Unsynced Commits

See what's happening on that other branch.

Clone project from GitHub

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Clone project from GitHub

Clone a project from the IntelliJ IDEA welcome screen

Browse Branch's Commits

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Browse Branch's Commits

Review the changes in main before bringing them to your branch.

See VCS Changed Lines In Gutter

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See VCS Changed Lines In Gutter

Quickly spot which parts of your file have changed since the last commit.

Only Commit Some Changes

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Only Commit Some Changes

Unselect files or changed regions within files during the commit process.

Fix Your Work with Amend Commit

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Fix Your Work with Amend Commit

Put some missing work back into your last commit, before you push.

Marco Codes - Git

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Marco Codes - Git

5 Git Tricks you need to know

Use Local History to Avoid Disaster

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Use Local History to Avoid Disaster

Use the IDE's built-in history facility to recover changes when VCS can't help you.

Undo Last Commit

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Undo Last Commit

Undo a commit... without misery.

Undo Last Commit

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Undo Last Commit

Undo a commit...without misery.

Undo Last Commit

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Undo Last Commit

Undo a commit...without misery.

Undo Last Commit

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Undo Last Commit

Undo a commit...without misery.

Edit Commit Message

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Edit Commit Message

Edit the wording in your last commit message, after you committed.

Undo Last Commit

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Undo Last Commit

Undo a commit...without misery.

Git interactive rebase

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Git interactive rebase

How to clean up your Git commit history with Git interactive rebase

Navigating a Long Class

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Navigating a Long Class

There are various tips and tricks you can use to navigate a long class in IntelliJ IDEA

Manage VCS Changelists in IntelliJ IDEA

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Manage VCS Changelists in IntelliJ IDEA

Group and commit changes related to certain tasks

Creating a Project from GitHub

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Creating a Project from GitHub

How you can create an IntelliJ IDEA project from your code in GitHub

Sharing your Project on GitHub

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Sharing your Project on GitHub

How you can share a local project to GitHub

Resolve Merge Conflicts in VCS

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Resolve Merge Conflicts in VCS

Use VCS options in IntelliJ IDEA to resolve merge conflicts visually in the editor

Search text in Local History

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Search text in Local History

Find exactly what you are looking for, even if you removed it

Cleanup code before commit

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Cleanup code before commit

Remove all the redundant parenthesis and other unneeded code before commit

Run inspections before commit

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Run inspections before commit

Catch all issues before your code reaches the upstream

Sign Git commits with GPG keys

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Sign Git commits with GPG keys

Improve the security of your commits by using GPG keys

Run tests before commit

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Run tests before commit

Make sure your tests pass before reaching the CI/CD pipeline

Monitor Incoming and Outgoing Commits

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Monitor Incoming and Outgoing Commits

Want to know if your branch has new commits? Here's how.

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Use a lightweight inspection profile on commit

Fully customise the checks you must perform before you commit your changes to version control

Enable Git Staging

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Enable Git Staging

Git Staging is an alternative approach to IntelliJ IDEA Changelists

Create a Project from GitHub

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Create a Project from GitHub

Let GoLand do the work to clone and set up a project hosted on GitHub.

Put New Project Under Version Control

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Put New Project Under Version Control

The fastest way to register a new project directory under local version control.

Version Control in Rider

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Version Control in Rider

Working with Git, commit code, rebase and switch branches. Let's explore version control (VCS)!

VCS Operations Quicklist

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VCS Operations Quicklist

Your next VCS action at hand!

Create a Project from GitHub

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Create a Project from GitHub

Let PyCharm do the work to clone and setup a project hosted on GitHub.

Put New Project Under Version Control

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Put New Project Under Version Control

The fastest way to register a new project directory under local version control.