Re: Stash

[Yuri Khan <yuri.v.khan@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 5:30 PM, Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:

>> Is there a reason why you don't mention 'gitk' in GitQuickStartForEmacsDevs?
>
> I don't want to assume gitk is installed, nor that the Git commands
> are invoked from a sufficiently capable terminal.

A git browser (especially a graphical, point-and-clicky one) is an
immensely useful tool in understanding and learning Git. And gitk is
the one that has the best chance of being installed, or easiest to
install. (Most other git browsers are platform-specific.)

Alternatively, Emacs could include a git browser. (Magit already does;
I don’t know about vc.)


A git browser is most useful if directed to show not only the current
branch but also the associated remote tracking branch, e.g. (assuming
a POSIX shell):

$ gitk HEAD $(git rev-parse --symbolic-full-name @{u}) &