Learn Git in a Month of Lunches

Summary

Learn Git in a Month of Lunches introduces the discipline of source code control using Git. Whether you’re a newbie or a busy pro moving your source control to Git, you’ll appreciate how this book concentrates on the components of Git you’ll use every day. In easy-to-follow lessons designed to take an hour or less, you’ll dig into Git’s distributed collaboration model, along with core concepts like committing, branching, and merging.

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About the Book

Git is the source code control system preferred by modern development teams. Its decentralized architecture and lightning-fast branching let you concentrate on your code instead of tedious version control tasks. At first, Git may seem like a sprawling beast. Fortunately, to get started you just need to master a few essential techniques. Read on!

Learn Git in a Month of Lunches introduces the discipline of source code control using Git. Helpful for both newbies who have never used source control and busy pros, this book concentrates on the components of Git you’ll use every day. In easy-to-follow lessons that take an hour or less, you’ll dig into Git’s distributed collaboration model, along with core concepts like committing, branching, and merging. This book is a road map to the commands and processes you need to be instantly productive.

What’s Inside

• Start from square one—no experience required
• The most frequently used Git commands
• Mental models that show how Git works
• Learn when and how to branch code

About the Reader

No previous experience with Git or other source control systems is required.

About the Author

Rick Umali uses Git daily as a developer and is a skilled consultant, trainer, and speaker.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Before you begin
Chapter 2 An overview of Git and version control
Chapter 3 Getting oriented with Git
Chapter 4 Making and using a Git repository
Chapter 5 Using Git with a GUI
Chapter 6 Tracking and updating files in Git
Chapter 7 Committing parts of changes
Chapter 8 The time machine that is Git
Chapter 9 Taking a fork in the road
Chapter 10 Merging branches
Chapter 11 Cloning
Chapter 12 Collaborating with remotes
Chapter 13 Pushing your changes
Chapter 14 Keeping in sync
Chapter 15 Software archaeology
Chapter 16 Understanding git rebase
Chapter 17 Workflows and branching conventions
Chapter 18 Working with GitHub
Chapter 19 Third-party tools and Git
Chapter 20 Sharpening your Git