Pro Git (2009)

by Scott Chacon

Other authors: Ben Straub (Author)

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Pro Git (Second Edition) is your fully-updated guide to Git and its usage in the modern world. Git has come a long way since it was first developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. It has taken the open source world by storm since its inception in 2005, and this book teaches you how to use it like a pro. Effective and well-implemented version control is a necessity for successful web projects, whether large or small. With this book you ́ll learn how to master the world of distributed version workflow, use the distributed features of Git to the full, and extend Git to meet your every need. Written by Git pros Scott Chacon and Ben Straub, Pro Git (Second Edition) builds on the hugely successful first edition, and is now fully updated for Git version 2.0, as well as including an indispensable chapter on GitHub. It ́s the best book for all your Git needs.… (more)

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This is a superb book for understanding git. I had some basic experience with git but this has explained so much more to me. It contains the basics and also a variety of advanced topics (which I did end up skimming through but I know where to go back to if I need to). Includes coverage of running a local repository, branching, merging, various options for working with others, using github as a contributor and a maintainer, a deep dive into the internals of git and more. (

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gianouts | Jul 5, 2023 |

This is an excellent primer on basic and intermediate functionality in Git. I found it especially useful, having worked first in Subversion and then finding myself in a collaborative environment that used Git, and needing to get up to speed quickly. (

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David_Brown | Aug 15, 2022 |

The book is fairly short -- 9 chapters, around 300 pages. The first three chapters are pretty good for a beginner / intermediate user of git. The fourth chapter talks about server-side usage of git (including gitweb, github.com, etc.) and is pretty information sparse. The fifth chapter gives vague suggestions of git workflows in a team. The sixth and seventh chapters go into a little more detail about intermediate git usage and customization. The eighth chapter is entirely devoted to git interacting with svn and perforce. And the 9th chapter goes into incredible detail of git as a "content-addressable filesystem" with some decent examples and explanations of git internals and the .git directory. Overall this book is so unfocused as to not be worth buying for your shelf. (

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eatonphil | May 8, 2022 |

Everything a beginner needs to know to get up to speed with Git, including the fundamentals of DVCS. This book is freely available on the Internet, so don't bother spending money unless you must have the dead tree manual for comfort purposes. The book is quite worthwhile for any programmer and is available electronically here: http://git-scm.com/book (

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wyclif | Sep 22, 2021 |

Good coverage of the core technologies and principles you need to master git. Be aware of the title. It's not necessarily a good introduction to Git unless you like digging into the details. I read it after I already had some experience, and it's helped to fill in some gaps in my knowledge. (

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Pro Git (Second Edition) is your fully-updated guide to Git and its usage in the modern world. Git has come a long way since it was first developed by Linus Torvalds for Linux kernel development. It has taken the open source world by storm since its inception in 2005, and this book teaches you how to use it like a pro. Effective and well-implemented version control is a necessity for successful web projects, whether large or small. With this book you ́ll learn how to master the world of distributed version workflow, use the distributed features of Git to the full, and extend Git to meet your every need. Written by Git pros Scott Chacon and Ben Straub, Pro Git (Second Edition) builds on the hugely successful first edition, and is now fully updated for Git version 2.0, as well as including an indispensable chapter on GitHub. It ́s the best book for all your Git needs.

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