I don’t like having to use tools outside the IDE unless absolutely necessary, as the context switching can slow productivity.

This opens a cmd.exe window opened to the project directory. To do this right click on the local git repository in VS and select open command prompt. To quickly get started with the command prompt, it is very helpful to be able to open it directly in the path for the current project. How to Quickly Open the Command Prompt with the Project Directory Insertions, deletions, and associated counts are neatly laid out and colored in green and red. The command line is what really lets you see the details of what’s happening, as well as giving you the ability to try out all the commands and options, not all of which are available from within visual studio.īelow we can see all the details associated with a git pull from a remote repository. TFVC source control has the same problem, as when getting the latest changes, you don’t automatically see everything that’s happening, unless you take the time to open the Output window and navigate to the TFVC Output, where with the default settings you only see updated files in a list. Using the GUI can obscure what is actually going on. However, when working with git, it is very useful to see the actual command line output. It is able to find all the git repositories on your machine and show them all nicely in the team explorer. The git integration with Visual studio is great.

Update: Visual Studio Community 2019 – Git IntegrationĬlick link above for Visual Studio 2019 and later with new Git Menu ( preview features enabled)

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