Re: LyX and Git for version control

[Rich Shepard]

On Sat, 25 Mar 2023, Madame Michu wrote:

> I’m facing an issue with git and LyX for version control.

> I followed the guidelines in section 7.2.6 in the "Additional Features"
> LyX manual, but once the git repo is created for the document, and I try
> to `register` my document with LyX GUI I get the following error:

I've been using git for years to track lyx document changes, but I never
used any integration.

In the document directory when I first save it, from the shell I run the
command `git init`. Then the sequence `git add *`, `git status`, `git commit
-m "description"`.

Works flawlessly.

Rich