Distributed Version Control with Git [Kindle Edition]

Lars Vogel (Author), Alex Blewitt (Foreword)

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Product Description

Distributed Version Control with Git gives a practical introduction into the Git version control system. The focus of this book lies in practising the usage of the Git command line for typical Git tasks.

The first chapter will explain what Git is and also introduce some key concepts of Git. Afterwards a typical Git workflow will be explained and demonstrated so that the reader can follow.

The third chapter explains how to branch using Git and how to handle merge conflicts. You will also learn how to rewrite your commit history via the rebase command.

The fourth chapter explains other important tasks that can be done using Git but are not necessary tasks you would do in a typical workflow, e.g. defining your own Git commands. The next chapter will explain how to access online Git repositories and get pointers how to use Github or Bitbucket as a hosting platform.

The final chapter will give pointers which graphical user interfaces for Git are available.

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 112 KB
• Publisher: Lars Vogel; 1 edition (November 13, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0067QNR56
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #18,090 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #4 in Books > Computers & Technology > Computer Science > Software Engineering > Design Tools & Techniques
  • #12 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Computers & Internet > Programming > Software Design > Software Development

More About the Author

Lars Vogel maintains the website vogella.de with many Android and Eclipse related tutorials and with more then 40 000 daily visitors.

He works as an independent Android and Eclipse consultant and trainer. He is also a regular speaker at international conferences, as for example EclipseCon, Devoxx, Droidcon and O'Reilly's Android Open.

Lars received in 2010 the "Eclipse Top Contributor Award".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A well written introduction to git, January 6, 2012

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Hendrik - See all my reviews

This review is from: Distributed Version Control with Git (Kindle Edition)

If you want to use Git, you should not be afraid of the command line. This book is based on the online version of Lars Vogels Git tutorial and shows all important steps to create an Git repo, how to commit, push and pull. Afterwards the author explains branching, merging and much more. I really like the tutorial style of the book; you enter the commands directly in the console and see immediately the results.

This book is a practical introduction into Git without explaining every detail of Git. It focuses on the most important use cases.

4.0 out of 5 stars Decent Intro to Git, Worth a Borrow from the Kindle Lending Library, February 20, 2012

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el tomatillo (Huntington Beach, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Distributed Version Control with Git (Kindle Edition)

This is not much more than an introduction to some of the fundamentals of Git, but if you can borrow it for free from the Kindle Lending Library like I did, it's a worthwhile read. If you ever see yourself delving into more real world use of Git, you'll probably need one of the beefier books out there.