What does GitHub for Windows’ “sync” do?
Sync does git pull –rebase and then if there are local changes, it does git push. From here: http://haacked.com/archive/2012/05/21/introducing-github-for-windows.aspx#87318
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GitHub Windows client behind proxy
Add these entries to your ‘.gitconfig’ file in your user directory (go to %USERPROFILE%): [http] proxy = http://<proxy address>:<proxy port> [https] proxy = https://<proxy address>:<proxy port> And if you don’t want to store your password in plaintext, I would use a local proxy forwarder like CNTLM which allows you to direct all traffic through it … Read more
Github Windows ‘Failed to sync this branch’
When it says that, just open the shell and do git status. That will give you a decent idea of what could be wrong and the state of your repo. I can’t give you a specific error for this as it happens for many reasons in Github for Windows, like say some problem in updating … Read more
Git: Installing Git in PATH with GitHub client for Windows
GitHub for Windows does indeed install its own version of Git, but it doesn’t add it to the PATH variable, which is easy enough to do. Here’s instructions on how to do it: Get the Git URL We need to get the url of the Git \cmd directory your computer. Git is located here: C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<guid>\cmd\git.exe … Read more
Change Git repository directory location.
Simply copy the entire working directory contents (including the hidden .git directory). This will move the entire working directory to the new directory and will not affect the remote repository on GitHub. If you are using GitHub for Windows, you may move the repository using the method as above. However, when you click on the … Read more
Where is git.exe located?
If you’re using GitHub for Windows, git.exe may not be in your PATH, but you may find it in a location like: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<numbersandletters>\bin\git.exe That’s the situation for me, in Windows 7 + version 1.0 of GitHub for Windows. In Windows 10 it appears to be in: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_<numbersandletters>\cmd\git.exe ( \cmd versus \bin) From GitHub Desktop 1.1 … Read more