Utilize the tight integration of Visual Studio Code with the Git source-control management system.
And after the initial connection is established, Visual Studio remembers it so that it auto-connects the next time you open the repository. Info bar to establish initial connection to Azure DevOps project. By default, whenever you open a repository, Visual Studio loads the associated solution/folder in Solution Explorer. If you're using Visual Studio 2013 or later, Git support is built in and doesn't require any plugin installation. Then, under Source Control, ensure that you have the 'Microsoft Git. There are three ways to start using Git with Visual Studio to be more productive: Open an existing Git repository. If your code is already on your machine, you can open it by using File Open Project/Solution (or Folder) and Visual Studio automatically detects if it has an initialized Git repository. Create a new Git repository. If your code is not associated with Git, you can create a new Git repository. Step1 Install the plugin. Step2 Use the command shortcut showGitCommit to open the command window or Click the icon on the git plugin navigation bar. Step3 Enter the commit information, which automatically generates a commit message that conforms to the specification. Settings Options. GitCommitPlugin.ShowEmoji: whether to show emoji, default true.
Learning objectives
Visual Studio Git Support
In this module, you will:
- Perform common GitHub tasks by using the Command Palette in Visual Studio.
- Monitor the status of your work
- Commit your files to your repositories from the Source Control view
Prerequisites
Visual Studio Git Plugin
- Git, installed
- Visual Studio Code, installed
- A basic understanding of Git concepts and commands, such as working with repositories, forks, clones, and branches, staging and unstaging changes, and pushing commits.
- You need a GitHub account.
Visual Studio Git Plugin Settings
- Exercise - Clone a repository and create a branchmin
- Stage, commit, and push changes to a remote repositorymin
- Exercise - Stage, commit, and push changes to a remote repositorymin