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Pragmatic Version Control Using Git
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Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

by Travis Swicegood
December 2008
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
184 pages
4h 47m
English
Pragmatic Bookshelf
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Chapter 6 Working with Git’s History

Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.

George Santayana

A key aspect of any version control system is its history. Every new file you add and every change you add creates one more commit in its history.

In this chapter, you’ll learn how to do the following:

  • Inspect the history of your repository using git log

  • Specify ranges of commits to help searching

  • View differences between commits

  • Annotate files with a line-by-line history

  • Follow content as you move it around

  • Undo changes you’ve made

  • Rewrite the history of your repository

Inspecting that history can provide invaluable information. “Why does this file not conform to our coding standard?” A quick ...

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