{"id":1237,"date":"2017-07-17T16:44:09","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T16:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/?p=1237"},"modified":"2021-03-20T13:18:21","modified_gmt":"2021-03-20T13:18:21","slug":"what-is-egit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/what-is-egit\/","title":{"rendered":"What is EGit?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Introduction<\/h3>\n<p>EGit is an Eclipse plugin for Git integration. EGit comes bundled with Eclipse release. You do not need to install it separately. In case if you want to install it, please follow the below steps.<\/p>\n<p>To get started with the plugin, you can find the user guide online at : <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.eclipse.org\/EGit\/User_Guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/wiki.eclipse.org\/EGit\/User_Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Steps to Install EGit<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Launch Eclipse Marketplace Help &gt;&gt; Eclipse Marketplace<br \/>\nType EGit in the find box ( Find: ) and click on Go button.<br \/>\nSelect EGit &#8211; Git Integration for Eclipse and click on the Install button.<br \/>\nFollow the install wizard screen instructions.<br \/>\nYou may need to restart the Eclipse to complete the install.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Plugin Settings<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can configure EGit attributes in the Preferences window.<\/p>\n<p>Window &gt;&gt; Preferences. Navigate to Team &gt;&gt; Git &gt;&gt; Configuration<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-950\" src=\"http:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/EGit-Plugin-Settings.png\" alt=\"EGit Plugin Settings\" width=\"1087\" height=\"740\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to commit?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you want to commit the changes you made, right click the project and select Team &gt;&gt; Commit\u2026 option. Make sure you enter a commit message, with proper explanation of the modifications. After you are done, click on the Commit or Commit and Push button to commit the selected files to your repository.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-951\" src=\"http:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/questions\/wp-content\/uploads\/EGit-Commit-Option.png\" alt=\"EGit Commit Option\" width=\"1365\" height=\"710\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Whenever a commit is made, Git keeps track of the user who created that commit. The identification consists of committer&#8217;s name and an e-mail address. This information is stored in file ~\/.gitconfig<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Git Tutorial Links<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/git-tutorials\/\">https:\/\/www.testingdocs.com\/git-tutorials\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Git tool, visit the official website:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/git-scm.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/git-scm.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1237\" data-postid=\"1237\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1237 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction EGit is an Eclipse plugin for Git integration. EGit comes bundled with Eclipse release. You do not need to install it separately. In case if you want to install it, please follow the below steps. 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