Create and edit
Create a new text-file or edit an existing one
To create or modify a text file, the editor opens. The editor supports syntax highlighting for all common languages and file formats.
The editor offers this information and interactions:
- Selected branch: The file will be created or modified by a commit on this branch.
- Path: The path where the file will be created. (When modifying a file, this field cannot be edited.)
- Filename: The name of the file. (When modifying a file, this field cannot be edited.)
- Highlighting: Selection of the highlighting in use. The editor automatically detects a fitting highlighting, if available. In addition, the highlighting can be changed manually through the dropdown.
- Content: The content of the new or modified file.
- Author: This user is used as author for the new commit.
- Commit message: The commit message.
Editor Navigation
| Key Combination | Description |
|---|---|
| ctrl enter | (Inside Editor) Leave the editor and focus the commit message |
| ctrl enter | (Inside the commit message) commit changes |
| Escape | (Inside the commit message or the editor) focus the cancel button |
Whenever the user refocuses the editor, it will check for new revisions of the branch or the repository. If there is a new revision, a warning is shown and the commit cannot be triggered. If such a new revision is not detected beforehand, a commit will be rejected by the server and a "concurrent modification error" will be shown.