The Git page is accessed by going to the project and selecting “Git” from the sidebar on the left. On this page, you’ll find:
- Repositories
- Recent updates
Repositories
This section shows all the project’s repositories and allows you to:
- Add a repository by selecting the “+” icon (project admins only).
- Search repositories using the magnifying glass icon.
- Copy a repository URL by selecting SSH or HTTPS from the dropdown menu and then the clipboard icon.
- Browse a repository by selecting the name to be redirected to a page with files, commits history, branches, tags, pull requests, and a network chart. In the “Files,” Commits,” or “Network” tabs, a drop down lets you switch branches and tags or search.
- View differences in the repository’s “Files” tab by selecting a branch and file. Use the dropdown menus to select the previous and recent commits of the file, and select “Show differences.”
Recent updates
This section shows Git-related updates (e.g., added repositories, push commits, new branches) in chronological order. The name shown for Git commit updates depends on the following:
- If the name or email of the commit author is the same as the Backlog user, the Backlog user’s name is shown. Otherwise, the name of the user who pushed the commit is shown.
- In the event that the commit author isn’t a Backlog user (e.g., commits are moved from another repository), the display name is the Backlog user who moved/pushed the commits into the Backlog repository.
To ensure the right name is displayed, set your Backlog username and email in your computer’s Git config settings:
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$ git config --global user.name <your name>
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$ git config --global user.email <your email address>