Git IDE Integration

Git has a relatively easy to use command line interface. However all the major Java IDEs have some support for Git:

Eclipse

EGit (available from Eclipse Marketplace)
- Use this to clone a repository from GitHub and then import as a Maven project.
  - To clone a repository from GitHub:
    - From Eclipse, select File->Import
    - Select Git->Projects From Git
    - Select URI...
    - URI should be in this format: https://github.com/openmrs/openmrs-module-htmlformentry.git
    - Once you've cloned the repository, skip the rest of the import because you want to import this as a Maven project
  - To import as a Maven project:
    - Select File->Import
    - Select Maven->Existing Maven Projects
    - Select the project to import
  - To associate this project with Git:
    - Right click on project and select Team->Share Project
    - Select Git
    - Check "Use or create repository in parent folder of project"
    - If the HOME environmental variable is not set it will give warning:The following directory will be used for GIT user configuration and as a default repository location. If it is your home directory (e.g. C:\Users\Tom) click OK or create the HOME environmental variable pointing to your home directory and restart Eclipse.
Maven SCM Connector for Git (available from Eclipse Marketplace)
- Doesn't create an EGit managed project

NetBeans

IntelliJ IDEA