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Pragmatic Guide to Git
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Pragmatic Guide to Git

by Travis Swicegood
November 2010
Beginner content levelBeginner
160 pages
2h 50m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Introduction

The world of version control systems (VCSs) has undergone a major shift over the past few years. Fast, reliable, and approachable distributed version control systems (DVCSs) such as Git have burst onto the scene and changed the landscape of open source software development and corporate software workflows.

This book is your guide to this new paradigm. It’s not a complete reference; instead, it focuses on getting you up and running quickly. Pragmatic Guide to Git covers the 95 percent of Git that you’ll use at least once a week, as well as a few tasks that will come in handy but aren’t used as often.

Git started when the license of VCS software that the Linux kernel used to track changes was revoked. After investigating the ...

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