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Different Types of Color Codes Used in Git

If you have worked in Git based system like github or bitbucket. You may have seen your code is highlighted in different colors within in your commits. I tried to cover what these all colors mean. In good old days there was only git command line tool. Imagine the difficulty. Here is  a summary of what these colors mean git

Though there are differeGnt git based tools. All seems to be using a color scheme similar to above. Following are some examples.

In Git Hub

Supporting tools for Git in Windows

Git was originally a command line tool. But with the evolution of GUI based operating systems, Many GUI tools for git also evolved.

Git Bash and Git GUI

These are from original git developers. Git GUI is a simple tool and Git Bash is a terminal emulator of git enabled.

Source Tree

Source tree is the official GUI of BitBucket. This is a paid software with lots of features than Git GUI.

Git Kraken

Not to be confused with the Kraken in Pirates of Carribean, Git Kraken is more advanced software for managing Git repositories in Windows, Linux and Mac OS. There is a free and paid version. Git Kraken's UI is awesome.