Visual Studio users are used to see file status of source control right inside the solution explorer, whether it is SourceSafe, Team Foundation Server, Subversion or even Mercurial. This plug-in integrates Git with Visual Studio solution explorer. It supports all editions of Visual studio 2010 except the Express Edition.
- Display file status in solution explorer
- Display file status in solution navigator
- Enable/disable plug-in through visual studio's source control plug-in selection
- No source code control information stored in solution or project file
- Initialize new git repository and generate .gitignore
- Compare file with last commit
- Undo file changes (restore file from last commit)
- Integrates with msysgit
- Integrates with Git Extensions
- Integrates with TortoiseGit
- Options page
- Install msysgit, or Git Extensions, or TortoiseGit.
- Run Visual Studio.
- Go to Tools | Extension Manager, search online gallery for Git Source Control Provider and install.
- Go to Tools | Options.
- Select Source Control in the tree view.
- Select Git Source Control Provider from the drop down list, and click OK.
- Open your solution controlled by Git to see the file's status.
- Right click within solution explorer and select "Git". If msysgit, Git Extensions or TortoiseGit are installed, their commands are listed in the menu.
- Using the option page to disable the commands if you like.