Local Git Repositories option in visual studio 2019

Syed FaisalNaseem

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Hello. I have some confusion in the below mentioned visual studio 2019 window. I have created one project named firstprog as highlighted below. whatever the changes i made in coding i locally saved it through git and also i sync the code with github repository on the web.

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and if i click on new local git repository (e.g. test) it will create it and show it just below firstprog.

1) Is test(repository) what i have created is a new project like firstprog?

2) or can i save different versions of my firstprog project in different repositories like test.

3) how can i save changes in firstprog in different repositories. e.g. suppose i wrote 3 lines of code and save it in test1 repository. then i write another 6 lines of codes and save it in test2 repository. and so on. how can we do that. So, for that reason everytime we have to create new local git repository. or everytime the changes will takes place in firstprog repository only.

thanks and regards,

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Salman Beg6y ago
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You can create more than one repository also. But we usually set a particular repository like master and from that we can create multiple repository also. Check this link for details, https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/repos/git/gitquickstart?view=azure-devops&tabs=visual-studio
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Syed FaisalNaseem6y ago
Thanks for your reply. It means repository will be only one.no matter how many projects inside firprog project. For example. just now i created another project test. Solution name will remain firsprog. only the project name change to test. Is this the right way to create project within a project?

In the solution explorer test is showing inside firstprog.

It means whateve the changes it will go into firsprog repository. right?

but still there are options. New Add Clone. what is that mean. why i will create new repository when every project code going in firprog repository.?
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Salman Beg6y ago
Hey consider firstproj is your main project. When you create a new project name test from firstproj then it is a copy of firstproj. You can write different lines of code in your different projects and also you can build it too. Whenever your coding completed then merge your code from other projects to your main project (here firstproj). You can create one repository and in that you can write all the code also but you need to maintain it properly. Thanks
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