Greg Hewgill

Auckland, New Zealand

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Age: 43

Software geek.

Twitter: @ghewgill

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How to do a “git export” (like “svn export”)

git export asked Oct 2 '08 at 2:21

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247 votes

Recover dropped stash in git

git git-stash asked Sep 18 '08 at 1:59

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134 votes

Offer an XMPP method for chat

feature-request status-deferred chat xmpp asked Jul 15 '10 at 19:24

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101 votes

Python “is” operator behaves unexpectedly with integers

python comparison identity asked Nov 20 '08 at 18:21

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98 votes

How to get the changes on a branch in git

git branch asked Sep 10 '08 at 7:44

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82 votes

Unofficial Stack Overflow deleted question archive now available

discussion deleted-questions asked Mar 7 '12 at 5:14

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65 votes

SENotifier, a Stack Exchange inbox notifier for Mac OS X

app notifier mac-os-x inbox asked Feb 6 '12 at 9:28

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61 votes

Provide indicator that another user is editing a post

feature-request status-declined editing asked Jan 4 '11 at 21:08

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57 votes

How to resolve symbolic links in a shell script

bash shell scripting symlink asked Aug 11 '08 at 10:40

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57 votes

Add the ability to create any tag synonym to the “trusted user” privileges

feature-request tag-synonyms trusted-user asked Feb 13 '11 at 8:31

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