Use Source Control preferences to configure source control, including specific systems, such as Git and Subversion. On the General pane, you can enable or disable source control, and customize behavior.
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Enable Source Control | Enables the Source Control menu items and other source control actions. | ||||||||||
Refresh local status automatically Refresh server status automatically | Automatically refresh the status of source control managed files when they change. (To manually refresh the status, choose Source Control > Refresh Status.) | ||||||||||
Fetch and refresh server status automatically | For remote repositories, periodically refresh the status of files that are updated on the server. | ||||||||||
Add and remove files automatically | Automatically update working copies when adding or removing files in your projects. | ||||||||||
Comparison View | Specifies whether the local revision of a file appears on the left or right in the comparison editor. | ||||||||||
Source Control Navigator | Specifies whether files in the Source Control navigator ( | ||||||||||
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Author Name | The author name used by git in the “Author Name” field. (Appears in the history editor.) | ||||||||||
Author Email | The email used by git in the “Author Email” field. (Appears in the history editor.) | ||||||||||
Ignored Files | Specify the files that are ignored by Git:
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Show merge commits in per-file log | Show Git merge commits in the project history. | ||||||||||
Specify the files that are ignored by Subversion:
To add an ignored file, click the Add button (+).
To remove an ignored type, select an item in the table, then click the Delete button (–).
To edit an item, double-click it.
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