Getting Good with Git - eBooks - Tuts+ Marketplace‎

So, you want to learn about Git, the fast version control system? Then you’ve come to the right place!

In this eBook (free for the month of October! Usually $10), I’ll be guiding you through the sometimes-confusing waters of using Git to manage your development projects. The eBook clocks in at a solid 104 pages.

What’s Inside?

Chapter 1: Introduction to Git

1. What is Git? 7


2. Why Should I Use a Version Control System? 9


3. Where did Git Come From? 10


4. Why Not Use Another Source Code Manager? 10


5. Summary, 11

Chapter 2: Commands

1. A Warning, 14


2. Another Warning, 14


3. Opening the Command Line, 15


4. What You’re Looking At, 16


5. Commands, 17


6. Advanced Command Line Skills, 24


7. Summary, 25

Chapter 3: Configuration

1. Installing Git, 28


2. Configuring Git, 33


3. Using Git, 34


4. Referencing Commits: Git Treeishes, 51


5. Summary, 52

Chapter 4: Beyond the Basics

1. Git Add Revisited, 55


2. Git Commit Revisited, 65


3. Git Reset, 66


4. Git Checkout Revisited, 67


5. Git Diff, 68


6. Git Stash, 70


7. Working with Remote Repositories, 71


8. Git Rebase, 78


9. Summary, 81

Chapter 5: GitHub

1. What is GitHub? 84


2. Signing Up, 84


3. Tour of the Tools, 87


4. Creating a GitHub Repository, 92


5. Forking a Repository, 96


6. Summary, 101

Appendix A: More Git Resources, 102

Appendix B: Git GUIS , 104

About the Author

I’m a Canadian web developer, the Associate Editor at Nettuts+, and a review on the Tuts+ Marketplace. I prefer JavaScript and Ruby. Soon, I’ll be doing some writing on my personal site; of course, you can follow me on Twitter.

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