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## How does aider use git?
Aider works best with code that is part of a git repo.
Aider is tightly integrated with git, which makes it easy to:
- Use git to undo any aider changes that you don't like
- Go back in the git history to review the changes that aider made to your code
- Manage a series of aider's changes on a git branch
Aider specifically uses git in these ways:
- It asks to create a git repo if you launch it in a directory without one.
- Whenever aider edits a file, it commits those changes with a descriptive commit message. This makes it easy to undo or review aider's changes.
- Aider takes special care before editing files that already have uncommitted changes (dirty files). Aider will first commit any preexisting changes with a descriptive commit message. This keeps your edits separate from aider's edits, and makes sure you never lose your work if aider makes an inappropriate change.
Aider also allows you to use in-chat commands to `/diff` or `/undo` the last change.
To do more complex management of your git history, you cat use raw `git` commands,
either by using `/git` within the chat, or with standard git tools outside of aider.
While it is not recommended, you can disable aider's use of git in a few ways:
- `--no-auto-commits` will stop aider from git committing each of its changes.
- `--no-dirty-commits` will stop aider from committing dirty files before applying its edits.
- `--no-git` will completely stop aider from using git on your files. You should ensure you are keeping sensible backups of the files you are working with.
## Can I run aider in Google Colab?
User [imabutahersiddik](https://github.com/imabutahersiddik)
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```
## How to use pipx to avoid python package conflicts?
If you are using aider to work on a python project, sometimes your project will require
specific versions of python packages which conflict with the versions that aider
requires.
If this happens, the `pip install` command may return errors like these:
```
aider-chat 0.23.0 requires somepackage==X.Y.Z, but you have somepackage U.W.V which is incompatible.
```
You can avoid this problem by installing aider using `pipx`,
which will install it globally on your system
within its own python environment.
This way you can use aider to work on any python project,
even if that project has conflicting dependencies.
Install [pipx](https://pipx.pypa.io/stable/) then just do:
```
pipx install aider-chat
```
## Aider isn't editing my files?
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all the raw information being sent to/from the LLM in the conversation.
You can also refer to the
[instructions for installing a development version of aider](https://aider.chat/docs/install.html#install-development-versions-of-aider-optional).
[instructions for installing a development version of aider](https://aider.chat/docs/install.html#install-development-versions-of-aider-optional).