This library lists the branches in a Git repository. Then you can operate on them with a dired-like interface.
The command gited-list-branches prompts for the kind of branch (local branches, remote branches or tags) and lists them. This command is used quite often, thus it might be convenient to give it a key binding. For instance, if gited.el is in your load-path, then you can bind it to C-x C-g in Dired buffers by adding the following lines into your .emacs file:
(require 'gited)
(define-key dired-mode-map "\C-x\C-g" 'gited-list-branches)
If you are familiar with Dired, then you already know how to use Gited; that's because most of the Gited commands with a Dired equivalent share same keybindings. For instance gited-rename-branch is bound to 'R' as dired-do-rename. Similarly, gited-mark is bound to 'm' as dired-mark.
Suppose you want to update a file foo (*).
From the Gited buffer:
c master RET ; Checkout master branch (**).
*< ; Synchronize with remote repository.
Now, update foo with your changes and save it.
From the Gited buffer:
A ; Stage your changes.
C-c c "Updated foo" RET ; Commit them.
*> ; Public your changes into the remote repository.
(*) We have restricted to 1 file for simplicity. The recipe works for N>=1 files.
(**) For changes that require several commits you might prefer to
work in a separated branch 'feature'. In that case you'd
merge the master branch with 'feature' before *>).
List the tags from the Emacs repository:
List the remote branches from the Emacs repository with author and commit date:
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Currently, origin is assumed as the remote repository: Remove some hardcode origin around, and extend it to handle multiple remotes.
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Pull requests are not implemented.