![]() We will also use Sourcetree, Atlassian’s free Git client. Please ensure that the local folder you are tracking for source control is backed up either to the cloud or to an external hard disk.įor editing our code/script, we will use Microsoft’s Visual Studio Code, a free IDE that has Git support in-built. In these situations, a Git Server is used to store the repository. The main use of Git is for source control of files that a team contributes to. In this blog I will show you how you can use Git, an open source version control system, to track changes to scripts stored locally on your computer. Guess what! I think I just found this golden goose and it is truly amazing! One that will show me the changes I had made, and which will allow me to easily revert to a previous version. ![]() This is why I started my search for a better change tracking system. The only version to revert to was the original, which meant all my hard work went to waste! Guess what, these are the times when I found I made the worst mistakes! I used to get so engrossed with my modifications that I would forget to make a backup of the changes and end up with an unworkable script. ![]() However, there were instances when I was making backups of the modified script because I had tested a modification and it worked, however I didn’t want to risk breaking it when further modifying the file. This provided me with a timestamp of when I changed the file and a way of reverting my changes. To make a copy of a script, I would normally suffix the file with the current time and date. Ok, time to fess up □ Hands up those that have modified a script, only to realise that the modifications broke it! To make matters worse, you forgot to take a copy of the original!ĭon’t worry, I have been in that boat, and can remember the countless hours I spent, getting the script back to what it was (mind you, I am not talking about a formal business change here, which is governed by strict change control, but about personal scripts, that you have created to make your daily tasks easier) However, writing scripts brings about its own challenges. Whenever I saw repeatable tasks, I saw an opportunity to script them, and pass them onto a junior to do □ It's really distracting and irritating, especially given that I really do want SourceTree to be able to access that login information ( SourceTree was the original program I inputted my login information for Github).Coming from a system administration background, I am used to writing scripts to get mundane tasks done. After I click Deny, the popup disappears, but always pops up once more, and only stays away if I click Deny again, as shown in the clip. Only when I click Deny does the prompt seem to take on board what my choice is. My first click, and preference is Always allow, but if I click that, or Allow, nothing seems to happen. ![]() When I'm working, or just using the computer at all, a credentials question pops up front and centre, asking me if I want to allow git-credential-sourcetree access to in my keychain, full message git-credential-sourcetree wants to use your confidential information stored in "" in your keychain.ĭo you want to allow access to this item? Unfortunately, in the last few days, since upgrading to El Capitan this continues to happen to me. I'm a developer and have all sorts of programs installed, including SourceTree and GitHub's desktop app. Display of problem here: (10 seconds long) ![]()
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