How to make eclipse neon show git branch in package view?

Question

I just adding an existing project to GitHub using the command line.

Sometimes eclipse shows the branch in the package view like: foo [foo master].

My eclipse project is a gradle/java project that was created before doing a: git init and does not show the branch in the package view.

Also, nothing is shown in the git repositories view.

How do I get eclipse to show me the branch in the package view?

Answer 1

The share option, as suggested by the previous answer, didn't work for me. However, Eclipse Preferences > General > Appearance > Label Decorations > check Git did work. This made current brench visible in package view.

Answer 2

If your imported project into Eclipse workspace is a git repo, you can Share your project with Git

If without creating a new repo, the act of selecting File > Team > Share Project and then Git should be enough for Eclipse to reconsider how it display your project in the Package Explorer (ie with git information on it)

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If this does not work, the alternate approach would be to:

• switch to a new workspace
• import the project there,
• try and share it

(which the OP Ray Tayek reports in the comments having done successfully)