On 12/07/2019 12:58, CrestChristopher wrote:
Is it possible to take snippets of code along while also including a
description of what the code is intended to do and push it to a git,
so I have a repository of code snippets,
It can be done. However there are a few issues regarding 'alignment'
between the classic Git (take a snapshot of working files) approach and
your desire to also have 'context'.
since I know git is for version control as I tend to like to have code
snippets for reference ?
Valid points.
Also can you push files within a git to another git; for example, push
a repository or the files in the repository from github to another git ?
No, not directly. One pushes the whole commit and it's ancestors to the
destination repo, so it is not selective. However if you have resolved
how you record the context then it's not a real problem.
One option is to add each code snippet as a distinct snippet file (maybe
under a 'snippets' director?); Then add each snippet individually and
commit that snippet with a message that has your "description of what
the code is intended to do", and a Subject that is "filename: short
one-line summary". Then when you 'git log' that snippets branch (oneline
version) you get your 'catalog' of snippets and can select as appropriate.
Git is normally incrementally additive while a snippet data base
considers each part as discrete, so one has to manage that difference.
Philip
--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Git for
human beings" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email
to git-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit
https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/git-users/1ec21f20-cac1-38eb-fdb8-4fb2152e5390%40iee.org.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
