Source control layers

git provides the Magit, a rich Git client that can do everything a Git command line client can do. Magit is configured to open full screen, to make it easier to read diff's of change and have plenty of space for commit messages. Diffs are configured to show the specific changes on each line (refine-hunk). Ensure you follow the Git Configuration steps required for this layer.

github provided access to remote repositories created on GitHub, enabling search and cloning of those repositories. This layer also gives full access to GitHub Gists. Ensure you follow the GitHub Configuration steps required for this layer.

Add layers to .spacemacs configuration

SPC f e d opens the .spacemacs configuration file (M-m f e d Emacs state)

Use SPC s s and start typing configuration-layers to search for the dotspacemacs-configuration-layers section. RTN to jump to the highlighted line, C-j to move down the matching lines, C-k to move up.

Add the following configuration to provide the recommended setup.

     (git :variables
          git-magit-status-fullscreen t
          magit-diff-refine-hunk 'all)
     github
     (version-control :variables
                      version-control-diff-tool 'diff-hl
                      version-control-global-margin t)