Tag: Git

Git commit message conventions

Last month, I came across a note by Tim Pope about useful conventions for writing Git commit messages.

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By Rowan Rodrik, 4 years ago, on October 09, 2009, at 23:10 | No comments

Tracking /etc/ updates with Git

During my recent Gentoo update session, I was once again confronted with the inconvenience of not having my /etc/ directory under version management. This time, I thought I had the ideal SCM for this job: Git. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 4 years ago, on February 04, 2009, at 22:02 | 2 comments

Untangling WordPress’ core files from your local customizations

Since version 2.6, WordPress can be installed in its own directory, separate from your customizations and everthing. Needless to say, this makes upgrading a whole lot easier. Read More »
By Rowan Rodrik, 4 years ago, on January 30, 2009, at 14:01 | 4 comments