Enabling the Source Control View - Enabling the Source Control View - 2026.1 English - UG1702

Vitis Reference Guide (UG1702)
Document ID
UG1702
Release Date
2026-06-23
Version
2026.1 English
The Source Control view is a GUI helper for Git. You can use Git commands and the source control view simultaneously for your project. The source control view displays updates in the command line.
Important: Using the Source Control view with Git requires you to have a User ID and Password established, and provided to the system.
To enable the Source Control view:
  1. Initialize your empty workspace as a Git repository.
  2. Create a workspace.
  3. Launch the Vitis Unified IDE to open the workspace.
  4. Add the workspace to your Git repository.
  5. From the Terminal menu, select New Terminal. The terminal defaults to the folder that is your workspace.
  6. In the Terminal window, type in the command git init and press Enter.
A message similar to Initialized empty Git repository in /tests/temp/workVADD/.git/ indicates the end of the process.

After you create a new component or project in the workspace, Vitis Unified IDE generates a .gitignore file. The .gitignore file can help you filter out the generated files so that it is easier to pick the files for source control. You can open the .gitignore file and edit this file if you have additional requirements.