Jack Wallen shows how to use the .gitconfig file for global git configurations and a more efficient developer setup. Image: prima91/Adobe Stock.

Git’s Large File System is a reasonable solution to a bit of a niche problem. ... In both cases, the system is looking for a “tell”, a giveaway that the user isn’t entirely human.

Simplify code audits and troubleshooting. The second reason to isolate all file rename and move functions within a single Git commit is purely a human one. This step makes it much easier to understand ...

Also, Git wasn't designed for a codebase that was so large, either in terms of the number of files and version history for each file, or in terms of sheer size, coming in at more than 300GB.

By default, the git stash push and save commands will only save files that were either added to the Git index or are part of the Git commit message history. If a developer adds a file to the local ...

I’m a GNOME user, so the Nautilus file manager is my tool of choice, when I’m not working in the terminal, for file and directory management. When I have to work with Git, I’m comfortable ...

The Windows Git repository includes about 3.5 million files that weigh in at about 300GB when you check them into Git. Git, however, wasn’t built for a project of this size, so Microsoft ...