= !TortoiseGit Library Maintenance =
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This page provides illustrations for using the !TortoiseGit extension to Windows Explorer to perform the same Git operations shown using the command line client in [wiki:StartModMaint Getting Started with Modular Boost Library Maintenance].

The !TortoiseGit dialog boxes shown on this page are accesses via the right-click drop-down menu for a directory containing a git repository working copy. The exact appearance of the drop-down menu will vary according to the Windows version and other installed extensions. Here is what it looks like on the Windows 7 machine used to generate the screen shots.

[[Image(win-expl-drop-down.png)]]

== Cloning the Boost Super-project ==

After selecting "Git Clone..." from the drop-down menu, the Clone dialog box pops-up. After changing the Directory from the default "boost" to "modular-boost" and checking the "Recursive" check-box, it looks like this:

[[Image(clone.png)]]   

 || Red ellipses indicate changes from defaults. ||

OK can now clicked to start the operation. A Git Command Progress box appears, and reports progress during the operation. Once the operation completes, the Progress box looks like this:

[[Image(clone-done.png)]]

Note the scroll bar on the left. Use it to view the entire progress from beginning to end.

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