Version Control with Git takes you step-by-step through ways to track, merge, and manage software projects, using this highly flexible, open source version control system. Git permits virtually an infinite variety of methods for development and collaboration. Created by Linus Torvalds to manage development of the Linux kernel, it's become the principal tool for distributed version control. But Git's flexibility also means that some users don't understand how to use it to their best advantage. Version Control with Git offers tutorials on the most effective ways to use it, as well as friendly yet rigorous advice to help you navigate Git's many functions. With this book, you will:

• Learn how to use Git in several real-world development environments

• Gain insight into Git's common-use cases, initial tasks, and basic functions

• Understand how to use Git for both centralized and distributed version control

• Use Git to manage patches, diffs, merges, and conflicts

• Acquire advanced techniques such as rebasing, hooks, and ways to handle submodules (subprojects)

• Learn how to use Git with Subversion

Git has earned the respect of developers around the world. Find out how you can benefit from this amazing tool with Version Control with Git.

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 4 Ratings

well written; easy to understand - 2009-07-14
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I found this book to be very well and carefully written. As a technical writer and editor, I'm extremely picky about copy errors, language usage, etc. I was pleasantly surprised to find almost no problems of this sort.

I also found the book remarkably easy to understand. Given the complex and esoteric nature of the topic matter, this is quite an accomplishment! In summary, I would recommend this book highly as an introduction and reference to Git.

Excellent for all experience levels - 2009-09-09
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Out of the current crop of distributed version control systems, Git is by far my least favorite. Unfortunately for me, out of the current crop of distributed version control systems, Git is the only one that I don't have to spend an hour chasing bizarre, nonsensical uncaught Python exceptions every time I upgrade, so it's the one I've been stuck gravitating toward.

Luckily, just about anything I don't like about Git can be customized out of existence, but up until now, figuring out how to go about doing this the right way has always been something of a guessing game. This book starts you off on the right foot and gives you the best practices you'll need to adopt in order to not make a fool of yourself, which is really all you can ever hope for.

Highly recommended to anyone who needs or wants to work with Git, even if you already know what you're doing.

GIT ME!!! - 2009-08-20
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Do you want to gain insight into some of Git's internal design and be able to master some of its more powerful techniques? If you do, then this book is for you! Author Jon Loeliger, has done an outstanding job of writing a book that shows you how you can learn enough about basic Git operations to be productive in a short while.

Loeliger, begins by showing you how to install Git on Linux and Microsoft Windows and within Cygwin. Next, the author explores why and where Git differs by examining the key components of its architecture and some important concepts. Then, he explains how to manage the index and your corpus of files. The author continues by showing you how to select, create, view, and remove branches. Next, he covers some of the basics of git diff and some of its special capabilities. Then, he shows you how to combine two or more different lines of development. The author continues by showing you examples and techniques to share, track, and obtain data across multiple repositories. Next, he presents two approaches to managing and publishing repositories for cooperative development. Then, the author explains when you might want to use patches and shows you how to generate, send, and apply a patch. He continues by discussing why developers create submodules and how Git attempts to deal with them. Finally, the author shows you how to use Git when the rest of your team employs a Subversion.

This most excellent book shows you why Git is a powerful, flexible, and low-overhead version control tool that makes collaborative development a pleasure. More importantly, if you read this book cover to cover, you'll discover why Git has proven valuable to a wide range of projects.

Teaches software engineers how to use Git in several real-world development environments - 2009-09-17
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Jon Loeliger's VERSION CONTROL WITH GIT teaches software engineers how to use Git in several real-world development environments, exploring an open source version control program that permits a wide range of methods for development and collaboration. From using Git for different version controls to using it to manage merges and patches, this provides an invaluable developer's tool.

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