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Git GUI - remove entry from recently used repositories on splash screen

I've got some recently used repositories on the splash screen that I want to remove because I'm not using them anymore. How do I remove them?

OS = Windows 7

I've looked in the registry and searched through the git directory and can't find where the recently used list is stored.

Solution

  • From the git-gui sources choose_repository.tcl

    proc _get_recentrepos {} {
  set recent [list]
  foreach p [get_config gui.recentrepo] {
    if {[_is_git [file join $p .git]]} {
      lappend recent $p
    } else {
      _unset_recentrepo $p
    }
  }
  return [lsort $recent]
}

    So check git config and see if there is a gui.recentrepo line that you could modify.

    Note that moving those old repos aways (i.e. making sure their recorded path is no longer a valid one) will make those entries in git-gui disappear automatically.