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2 <!DOCTYPE sect2 SYSTEM "../../../dtd/dblite.dtd">\r
3 <sect2 id="tsvn-dug-settings-saved-data">\r
4 <?dbhh topicname="HIDD_SETTINGSSAVEDDATA"?>\r
5 <title>Saved Data Settings</title>\r
6 <para>\r
7 <figure id="tsvn-dug-settings-dia-saved-data">\r
8 <title>The Settings Dialog, Saved Data Page</title>\r
9 <graphic fileref="../images/SettingsSavedData.png"/>\r
10 </figure>\r
11 For your convenience, TortoiseGit saves many of the settings\r
12 you use, and remembers where you have been lately. If you\r
13 want to clear out that cache of data, you can do it here.\r
14 </para>\r
15 <variablelist>\r
16 <varlistentry>\r
17 <term>URL history</term>\r
18 <listitem>\r
19 <para>\r
20 Whenever you checkout a working tree, merge changes\r
21 or use the repository browser, TortoiseGit keeps a record\r
22 of recently used URLs and offers them in a combo box.\r
23 Sometimes that list gets cluttered with outdated URLs\r
24 so it is useful to flush it out periodically.\r
25 </para>\r
26 <para>\r
27 If you want to remove a single item from one of the combo\r
28 boxes you can do that in-place. Just click on the arrow\r
29 to drop the combo box down, move the mouse over the item\r
30 you want to remove and type <keycap>Shift+Del</keycap>.\r
31 </para>\r
32 </listitem>\r
33 </varlistentry>\r
34 <varlistentry>\r
35 <term>Log messages (Input dialog)</term>\r
36 <listitem>\r
37 <para>\r
38 TortoiseGit stores recent commit log messages that you\r
39 enter. These are stored per repository, so if you access many\r
40 repositories this list can grow quite large.\r
41 </para>\r
42 </listitem>\r
43 </varlistentry>\r
44 <varlistentry>\r
45 <term>Log messages (Show log dialog)</term>\r
46 <listitem>\r
47 <para>\r
48 TortoiseGit caches log messages fetched by the Show Log\r
49 dialog to save time when you next show the log. If someone\r
50 else edits a log message and you already have that message\r
51 cached, you will not see the change until you clear the\r
52 cache. Log message caching is enabled on the\r
53 <guilabel>Log Cache</guilabel> tab.\r
54 </para>\r
55 </listitem>\r
56 </varlistentry>\r
57 <varlistentry>\r
58 <term>Dialog sizes and positions</term>\r
59 <listitem>\r
60 <para>\r
61 Many dialogs remember the size and screen position that you\r
62 last used.\r
63 </para>\r
64 </listitem>\r
65 </varlistentry>\r
66 <varlistentry>\r
67 <term>Authentication data</term>\r
68 <listitem>\r
69 <para>\r
70 When you authenticate with a Git server, the username\r
71 and password are cached locally so you don't have to keep\r
72 entering them. You may want to clear this for security reasons,\r
73 or because you want to access the repository under a different\r
74 username ... does John know you are using his PC?\r
75 </para>\r
76 <para>\r
77 If you want to clear authentication data for one particular server only,\r
78 read <xref linkend="tsvn-dug-general-auth"/> for instructions\r
79 on how to find the cached data.\r
80 </para>\r
81 </listitem>\r
82 </varlistentry>\r
83 <varlistentry>\r
84 <term>Action log</term>\r
85 <listitem>\r
86 <para>\r
87 TortoiseGit keeps a log of everything written to its progress\r
88 dialogs. This can be useful when, for example, you want to check\r
89 what happened in a recent update command.\r
90 </para>\r
91 <para>\r
92 The log file is limited in length and when it grows too big the\r
93 oldest content is discarded. By default 4000 lines are kept, but\r
94 you can customize that number.\r
95 </para>\r
96 <para>\r
97 From here you can view the log file content, and also clear it.\r
98 </para>\r
99 </listitem>\r
100 </varlistentry>\r
101 </variablelist>\r
102 </sect2>\r