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Git is the version control system developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. It took the open source world by storm since its inception in 2005, and is used by small development shops and giants like Google, Red Hat, and IBM, and of course many open source projects.

A book by Git experts to turn you into a Git expert
Introduces the world of distributed version control
Shows how to build a Git development workflow

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Apress; 1st ed. edition (August 27, 2009)
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ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1430218339
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1430218333
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Scott Chacon is the CIO and co-founder of GitHub Inc, the popular developer tool and code hosting service. Scott has been involved in the Git community for many years, compiling the Git Community Book, maintaining the main Git website and writing two early and popular books on learning Git, both of which are open sourced.

Scott writes and speaks around the world both about Git and about running and growing a startup company.

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Randall Degges

The Best Book on Git

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 24, 2010

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Disclaimer: When I first read this book (almost a year ago), I was a complete beginner with Git. I now use Git on a daily basis and couldn't be a happier programmer.

You're probably asking yourself, "why is this guy writing a review on this book a year after he read it?". Well, I'm writing this review now because I still think about this book daily (and have a copy sitting on the front of my bookshelf). This is one of the best tech books (in general) that I've ever read.

When first reading this book, I had little to no experience with Git. I had heard about it numerous times from friends and colleagues, but never used it in a real sense. What originally motivated me to start learning about it was Github (probably the best website that was ever created for programmers).

After picking up a copy of Chacon's book, and transitioning myself from SVN -> Git, I found myself 'at home' with the Git ideals and methods used to handle version control. After a short period of time, using Git just became second nature, something that I had never experienced in my programming life.

As time has progressed and I've used Git more and more, I've become far more knowledgeable about version control in general, and actually have a far better understanding of source control and practices--something that I was never able to really have 'click' while using SVN or CVS.

Almost a year after my initial reading of 'Pro Git', I now write all software using Git, and couldn't live without it.

In short, buy this book and give Git a chance, you won't regret it. It is not only a life-changing version control system, but 'Pro Git' is an excellent resource to getting started simply, and helps you to really grasp what Git is all about, and why you need to start using it.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2010

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This material is available online, and so the order-one question is whether anyone should buy a paper copy.

I think paper beats screen (to use a RPS sort of phrase), so I purchased a paper copy. I am glad I did. Within an hour, I had come to understand things about git that had escaped me, despite studying a great many websites and manpages. My copy is gradually accumulating marks in the margin, postit notes for important pages, and so forth. Thus, its value (to me, anyway) grows. As is always the case with book, the reader can *find* things in it, because the mind remembers things like "halfway down the left-hand page, five or seven or nine pages past the chapter start". Bookmarks in HTML or PDF are a laughable substitute for this.

I also bought the book to support the author, since he has been so kind as to put the material online for free, and I'd like to buy him a coffee, from the royalty from my purchase.

You'll notice that I've not yet *reviewed* this book. Is it any good? Does he know what he's talking about? Can he explain things? Does he cover the right material, in the right order? Yes, yes, yes, yes, and yes. The book is very nice, gem-like in spots. I'd recommend it to anyone. If git were simpler, or less powerful, or if there were a lot of good existing books, there would be no need for this book. Git is far up there on the importance-and-complexity axis, but down near the origin on the explanation-in-books axis. This book made a big change in the graph.

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Ali Julia

A lot of useful insights

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 31, 2018

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I switched jobs in the last year and the new team is using git. Even though the basic commands are simple, I find it easy to get in trouble and picked up this book to get to a higher level of proficiency.

The book is aimed at beginners, it starts with overview of version control systems, then goes over basic commands, then talks about the branching model, then has a chapter about setting up git server and configuring your custom environments. Chapter 5 talks about distributed work-flows, next chapter about advanced git commands. The book ends with a discussion of Git internals.

I liked the book, the explanations were simple, it included graphical explanations and examples. I learned about tools I have not been using - such as git mergetool. It also has a good explanation of how to use "blame" which I never used before, and how to use "bisect" to find which submission introduced a problem.

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 8, 2010

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I am a web developer working remotely. I am used to work with Subversion, but wanted to learn Git. The guides and tutorials I found in the web were either too simple or too complex. Until I found the online version of "Pro Git". After being delighted with the first two chapters, and tired of reading on screen, I decided to buy the book. And I am very happy with it!

This book provided the information I wanted, in a perfect rythm - Scott does not waste our time - he provides useful information on every page, and his explanations are extremely well written. Thanks a lot!

Also, the topics and their order are perfect. In chapter 1 and 2, only 45 pages, you learn to use Git, as you may already use Subversion. Chapter 3 is brilliant - it is where Scott explains Git branching - how it works and how you use it. It is also where the power of Git is revealed - and why you should change your version control system to it, if you can.

All the "mistery" terms around Git, like "origin", "master", "push", "pull", "remote", "rebase" are not misterious anymore. You are able to understand their meaning, and not only how to use the commands, but also why, and all the "logic" involved.

Git helps us to do complex things in simple ways - this complexity requires some learning. It is not like software that you can use reading "man" page or a simple tutorial. The "Pro Git" book is a very good resource to get up and running with Git, knowing and understanding very well what you are doing.

I thank the author and recommend this book.

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Very nice

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 28, 2012

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I am already working with git and I wanted to understand it better. The book couldn't be better for that purpose. Goes in depth without becoming boring and without requiring further knowledge in advance. There are some things that I'd prefer to be even more analyzed but in general it was exactly what I wanted.

Pros for me:
* Starts simple and dives slowly into git
* Has very helpful pictures
* It is very easy and pleasant to read
* It is already available in electronic form so I can use that for reference after I finish reading the book.

I was also surprised to find good practices about how to manage projects with git both from a developer's and a project owner point of view.

alister j ware

I have never been able to provide a suitable tutorial ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 8, 2017

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I have never been able to provide a suitable tutorial on line to fully understand source control.
this book has enabled me to finally understand the basic operation & start managing my own projects in an efficient manor.
it has also been an interesting read as far as knowing how to also use Git with remote hosting services (& how to configure a central repository on my own network) should I have the need at a later time.

LizzieM

Meets all my Git needs, and more

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 6, 2017

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This review is for the free Kindle edition of this book. It meets all my Git needs, and more. To be honest, I'm a simple girl, and my use of Git is rather basic; by the time I reached the end of chapter 3, it was going over my head. But that's good. If you have more advanced requirements, I'm sure you'll find them in this great book.

Marcin Dancewicz

Lot's of useful informations, but

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on August 15, 2012

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This book is full of very useful information, but it miss some very important stuff - like traversing the different commits, which is I think something very important for versioning. Nothing can substitute real "hands on project" learning process. Maybe the next time I'll read after some time of working with GIT, it will make more sense for me.

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R. Brown

Pro GIt good book to get you going with GIT

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 18, 2013

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I found this to be a well written and easy to follow book. It got me up and using GIT in an hour or so. I'm a slow reader. The book is available on-line as a PDF. I bought the book as I like books to make notes in and hopefully the authors gets a royalty.

New to GIT? Get the book, read the book, you are no longer new to GIT, job done.

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