Configure source control management

Enable Source Control

Enables the Source Control menu items and other source control actions.

Refresh local status automatically

Automatically refresh the status of source control managed files when they change.

Fetch and refresh server status automatically

For remote repositories, periodically refresh the status of files that are updated on the server. (To manually refresh the status, choose Source Control > Fetch and Refresh Status.)

Add and remove files automatically

Automatically update working copies when adding or removing files in your projects.

Show Source Control changes

Show the change bar, next to the lines that changed, in the gutter of the source editor.

To learn more, go to Show changes in the source editor.

Include upstream changes

Show the changes committed by others (that may conflict with your edits) in the source editor gutter.

To learn more, go to Find out who made conflicting changes.

Comparison View

Specifies where the local revision appears in the version editor. To show the local revision on the left, choose “Local Revision on Left Side” from the pop-up menu; otherwise, choose “Local Revision on Right Side.”

To learn more, go to Compare revisions of a file.

Source Control Navigator

Specifies how files in the Source Control navigator () are sorted. To sort by name, choose “Sort by Name” from the pop-up menu; otherwise, choose “Sort by Date.”

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:

• 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.

Prefer to rebase when pulling

Performs a Git rebase when pulling changes instead of a merge.

Show merge commits in per-file log

Show Git merge commits in the project history.