Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Code History

The repository contains all versions of Business Central Apps, organized by country and major version. Each country-major version has its own separate branch.

• Base App Code: Most code can be found in branches starting with w1.
• Localized Base App: To view country-specific localized code, check out branches named after the country code (e.g., DE for Germany).

If you have already performed a single-branch clone and need to add more branches without re-cloning the whole repository, use git remote set-branches followed by a git fetch.

git remote set-branches --add origin de-24
git remote set-branches --add origin de-23
git fetch

To avoid downloading the entire repository, use --single-branch to clone only the specific branch you need. Replace w1-24 with your desired branch name.

git clone -b w1-24 --single-branch https://github.com/StefanMaron/MSDyn365BC.Code.History

To minimize local storage, use the --depth parameter to fetch only the most recent commits. A depth of 1 fetches only the latest commit. Note that using --depth implies --single-branch automatically.

git clone -b w1-24 --depth 1 https://github.com/StefanMaron/MSDyn365BC.Code.History

If you need more history after performing a shallow clone, you can increase the depth or convert it to a full clone:

• Deepen by N commits: git fetch --deepen <number>
• Convert to full clone: git fetch --unshallow

git fetch --deepen 3
git fetch --unshallow

Removing branches from a single-branch clone requires two steps:

1. Edit Configuration: Manually edit the .git/config file and remove the unwanted branches from the [remote "origin"] section.
2. Delete Local References: Delete the remote-tracking branches and any local copies you have checked out.

Example configuration snippet (.git/config):

[remote "origin"]
	url = https://github.com/StefanMaron/MSDyn365BC.Code.History
	fetch = +refs/heads/w1-23:refs/remotes/origin/w1-23
	fetch = +refs/heads/de-24:refs/remotes/origin/de-24
	fetch = +refs/heads/us-*:refs/remotes/origin/us-*

Cleanup commands:

# Delete remote-tracking branches
git branch -d -r origin/us-23

# Delete local branches if they were checked out
git branch -D us-23

You can add a group of branches using wildcards in the git remote set-branches command.

git remote set-branches --add origin us-*
git fetch