Initialize Git repository when opening folder by commandline argument

[dohlja1]

Version: 2026.11

When opening a folder in the SourceGit GUI which is not a Git repository, a message box is shown which asks the user if git init should be executed:

When I open this folder by commandline argument, e.g. SourceGit.exe "C:\Tester\UserProjects\BCM.Test4.EOL", the SourceGit GUI is just started without showing this message box.

A more consistent behavior would be when SourceGit also shows this message box when the folder has been opened by commandline argument.

[love-linger]

Done. You can download and test the latest CI build from GitHub Action.

[dohlja1]

Thank you very much for your fast support.
I tested the change and it works as expected.

But I noticed something else regarding this feature which should be also changed from my point of view.
After the Git repository has been initialized by SourceGit, it is not opened.

Confirming this message box with OK.

SourceGit just shows the list of recent repositories.
The user must open it again.

From my point of view, it would be better to really open the repository like it is done when opening an already existing repository.

[love-linger]

This is because this feature is not only used by the commandline, but also serves another application scenario: users can add multiple repositories at once, such as dragging and dropping folders multiple times. If they are opened by default every time, users will have to open another welcome page to do this again. This situation is quite common when users use the software for the first time, and they may even need to add more than a dozen repositories.