How can I clear entries in the Git Gui's the recent repositories without deleting those repositories or the .git folders within them?
Here is an example:
Here is my Git/Git Gui version info:
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The list of recently opened repositories is stored in the config as gui.recentrepos.
Visit https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2114111/where-does-git-config-global-get-written-to for more info about where config files are stored.
For example: in my %HOMEPATH% folder file .gitconfig (msysGit 1.8.1):
[gui]
recentrepo = C:/one
recentrepo = C:/two
And in C:\Program files\Git\etc\gitconfig there are no gui.recentrepo setting, global settings only.
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I found the `.gitconfig` file under my C:\Users\username folder, but it had different entries from what I see in the UI. Are there other config files that trump this one? – Ryan Gates Jun 12 '13 at 16:52
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Find `.gitconfig` in msysgit installation directory, such as `C:\Program files\msysgit` or so – madlynx Jun 12 '13 at 17:01
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Can you add code for what the config file might look like to help others? – Ryan Gates Jun 12 '13 at 17:18
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In my case, the file was under `%HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%`, which is where the shortcut's start in parameter was set to. – Ryan Gates Jun 12 '13 at 17:36
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edited my answer – madlynx Jun 12 '13 at 17:58
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