Step by step guide on using Git GUI

[KatherineUni]

How to use Git GUI.

Downloading and Uploading the Master Branch

Open Git GUI.
Select Clone Existing Branch
Source location.
• Go to a branch and select “Clone or Download”.
• Copy the link and paste this into the source location.
Target directory
• Go to a folder where you would like the files to be downloaded to.
• Don’t create a folder, leave this bit blank.
o When selected at the end of the path add /FILENAME (make FILENAME whatever you want the folder to be called.)
• Press clone.

Keep Git GUI open.

After you have worked with the files, you will want to upload the newest version of those files.
Go back to Git GUI.
• Press Rescan.
• Go to the folder where you have the files you have been working on.
• Open .gitignore
• Add in the details of everything you don’t want re-uploaded (stuff you have not changed)
o Ie. (Bunny Game/Assets/Prefabs*
o Bunny Game/Assets/Sprites*
o Bunny Game/Assets/Textures*)
• Save and close .gitignore
• Open readme.md in Notepad
o Add an explanation of what has changed. This helps all users know what has changed.
o Save and close.
• Press Rescan.
• Check that all your changes are there and that you are only uploading the files required.
• Press stage changed.
o If needed, press continue.
• Everything should have moved to Staged Changes.
• Add a commit message.
o This can be the same/similar to the readme message.
• Press Commit.
• Press Push.
• Check if the directory is the one you want in the message box, and press push.

It should have worked :D
Transcribed by Katherine Axten from instructions given by James Hopkins.