Collaboration via CLI

In the open-source version of Bruno, Git operations are performed manually using the terminal or tools like VSCode's Git features.

This includes:

Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use Git with Bruno in the open-source version.

Initializing Git in a Collection

To add your collection to version control, you need to initialize a Git repository in the directory where your .bru files are stored using the following steps:

Navigate to the Bruno Collection Location:
- Navigate to the location on your PC where you created the Bruno collection, and copy the path. [^1]
Change directory in Terminal:
- Run the following command in the terminal:
```
cd path/to/your/bruno/collection
```
Initialize Git:
- Run the following command to initialize Git in the Bruno collection directory:
```
git init
```

Adding and Committing Changes

After initializing the Git repository, you can add and commit changes to your collection.

Creating a New HTTP Request in Bruno App
- Hover over the collection name in the Bruno app.
- Click on the three dots, then click on "New Request."
- Type in the name of the request and populate the URL field with https://example.com.
- After populating the fields with appropriate values, click on the "Create" button, or you can press ENTER/RETURN on your keyboard to create the request. This will create a new .bru file with the name that you just specified.
Adding and committing the changes
- Stage all the changes made inside the collection:
```
git add .
```
- Commit the changes:
```
git commit -m "Created my first Bruno request 🐶"
```

Pushing and Pulling Changes

To share your changes with others, you can push and pull your commits to/from a remote repository.

Pushing changes
```
git push -u origin main
```
Pulling changes
```
git pull origin main
```

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