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Git for Programmers. Master Git for effective implementation of version control for your programming projects

Git for Programmers. Master Git for effective implementation of version control for your programming projects

Jesse Liberty, Jon Galloway

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Whether you’re looking for a book to deepen your understanding of Git or a refresher, this book is the ultimate guide to Git.

Git for Programmers comprehensively equips you with actionable insights on advanced Git concepts in an engaging and straightforward way. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll gain expertise (and confidence) on Git with lots of practical use cases.
After a quick refresher on git history and installation, you’ll dive straight into the creation and cloning of your repository. You’ll explore Git places, branching, and GUIs to get familiar with the fundamentals. Then you’ll learn how to handle merge conflicts, rebase, amend, interactive rebase, and use the log, as well as explore important Git commands for managing your repository.
The troubleshooting part of this Git book will include detailed instructions on how to bisect, blame, and several other problem handling techniques that will complete your newly acquired Git arsenal.

By the end of this book, you’ll be using Git with confidence. Saving, sharing, managing files as well as undoing mistakes and basically rewriting history will be a breeze.
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Creating Your Repository
  • 3. Branching, Places, and GUIs
  • 4. Merging, Pull Requests, and Handling Merge Conflicts
  • 5. Rebasing, Amend, and Cherry-Picking
  • 6. Interactive Rebasing
  • 7. Workflow, Notes, and Tags
  • 8. Aliases
  • 9. Using the Log
  • 10. Important Git Commands and Metadata
  • 11. Finding a Broken Commit: Bisect and Blame
  • 12. Fixing Mistakes
  • 13. Next Steps
  • Title: Git for Programmers. Master Git for effective implementation of version control for your programming projects
  • Author: Jesse Liberty, Jon Galloway
  • Original title: Git for Programmers. Master Git for effective implementation of version control for your programming projects
  • ISBN: 9781801076036, 9781801076036
  • Date of issue: 2021-06-30
  • Format: Ebook
  • Item ID: e_2a5p
  • Publisher: Packt Publishing