Git Essentials

by Ferdinando Santacroce

Create, merge, and distribute code with Git, the most powerful and flexible versioning system availableAbout This BookMaster all the basic concepts of Git to protect your code and make it easier to evolveUse Git proficiently, and learn how to resolve day-by-day tasks easilyA step-by-step guide, packed with examples to help you learn and work with Git internalsWho This Book Is ForIf you are a software developer with little or no experience of versioning systems, or are familiar with other centralized versioning systems, then this book is for you. If you have some experience working with command lines or using Linux admin or just using Unix and want to know more about Git, then this book is ideal for you.

What You Will LearnCreate, branch, and merge a local repositoryTransport your work to a remote repository working in a centralized mannerOrganize your source code using feature branchesOrganize the development flowGet a meaningful changelog using clear commit messagesCollaborate with teammates without any impedimentsExperiment with your code without affecting functional code filesExplore some tools used to migrate to Git from other versioning systems without losing your development historyExtend your knowledge of Git with some useful resourcesIn DetailSince its inception, Git has attracted skilled developers due to its robust, powerful, and reliable features. Its incredibly fast branching ability transformed a piece of code from a niche tool for former Linux Kernel developers into a mainstream distributed versioning system. Like most powerful tools, Git can be hard to approach since it has a lot of commands, subcommands, and options that easily confuse newcomers. The main purpose of Git Essentials is to help you overcome this fear and become adept at all basic tasks in Git. This book starts with an introduction to version control systems, and after this you'll delve deeply into the essentials of Git. This serves as a primer for the topics to follow such as branching and merging, creating and managing a GitHub personal repository, and fork and pull requests. You will then learn the art of cherry-picking, taking only commits you like, followed by Git blame. Finally, you'll learn how to migrate from SVN using Git tools or TortoiseGit and migrate from other VCSs, concluding with a collection of resources, links, and appendices.

Genres: Programming, Technical

239 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 10, 2015

Reviews

[Mario · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good resources information and a great explanation of workflows.

[Zbyszek Sokolowski · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very nice book, makes nice introduction to git. Well written with intresting links to more advanced resources.

[Joel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked how well the examples worked. I read on one screen and food the exercises in the other. I also used this to convert from svn to git based on the chapters at the end. It was extremely helpful to decide on a workflow as well.

[Furkan Sakar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice introduction to Git. I also like the workflow part where it shows some commonly accepted strategies. I recommend the book even you did not decide to use Git.

[Emanuele Parrinello · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well written introduction to Git. Also offer a in-depth view of Git internals.

[Girish B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very useful for anyone starting to use Git.

[LustHeroin · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not new in developing, but this book worse than official guide about git. Sadly i get nothing new information from books, and i can't recommend it even for my students