SmartGit (install guide, license files)

Contents

Installation

Install from here: https://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/download/

Manual installation example to /opt on Linux:

$ curl -sL https://www.syntevo.com/downloads/smartgit/smartgit-linux-20_1_5.tar.gz -o smartgit.tar.gz
$ tar -xvzf smartgit.tar.gz
# mv smartgit/ /opt/.

Desktop Launcher

~/.local/share/applications/smartgit.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Type=Application
Terminal=false
Exec=/opt/syntevo/smartgit/bin/smartgit.sh
Icon=/opt/syntevo/smartgit/bin/smartgit.svg
Name=SmartGit
Comment=

Licenses

We have 3 life long licenses. Cheaper yearly licenses are also available. To purchase more, contact ajohnson@ihmc.us.

License keys available on Developer Security#1PasswordTeams.

Configuration

Documentation: http://www.syntevo.com/doc/display/SG/Manual

Fixing auto-refresh when using repository-group

In Edit > Preferences:

  • Low-level properties > fileMonitor.excludeIgnoredDirectories → false

Tips and Tricks

Use SmartGit to launch Terminal, VSCode, and Explorer

Example commands and arguments:

Command: C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu64.exe
Arguments: -dir ${filePath} -run {title} -cur_console:n

Command: C:\Users\Duncan\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe
Arguments: ${filePath}

Checkout this page to copy your Windows Explorer context menu entries over.

Miscellaneous