This document is a GIT tutorial that provides an overview of GIT's history and basics, usage workflows, setup and configuration, common commands, best practices, and additional learning resources. It describes how GIT is fast, distributed, secure, intuitive, open-source software used by many developers and projects. It also outlines key commands like init, add, commit, branch, merge, and log, and recommends configuring user information and aliasing commands for easier use. Tips are provided such as committing often with clear messages and asking for help when needed.

1. GIT Tutorial
Ozyegin University, Computer Science
CS 320 - Software Engineering
muratkrty@gmail.com
October 14, 2014
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2. History and Basics
GIT is
1 fast (thanks to C)
2 distributed (unlike SVN)
3 secure (check SHA)
4 intuitive and easy to learn
5 FOSS (GPLv2)
6 used by pros (DHH, Torvalds)
7 used for reputable projects (Rails,
Django, Linux kernel)
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3. Use the GIT, young Padawan!
A7! GIT
B7! SVN
1
1google,trends
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4. Work Flow I
2
2http://git-scm.com/book/en/Getting-Started-Git-Basics
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5. Work Flow II
3
3http://blogpro.toutantic.net/2012/01/02/another-git-branching-model/
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6. Setup/Con

7. guration
Who the heck are you?
$ git con

8. g {global user.name=luke
$ git con

9. g {global user.email=luke@skywalker.com
$ git con

10. g {global core.editor emacs
$ git con

11. g {global color.iu true
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12. Setup/Con

13. guration
Command-FU
$ mkdir demo; cd demo; emacs demo.rb # print hello
/demo$ git add .
/demo$ git commit -m Added demo.rb
/demo$ git log
/demo$ git lg # aliased and beauti

14. ed log version
Play with your

15. rst repo via CRUD operations.
Command-FU II
/demo$ git re
og
/demo$ git di
/demo$ git di {cached
/demo$ git clone
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16. Command-Fu III
Most used commands. API approach is OK!
$ git init
$ git clone
$ git add
$ git status
$ git commit
$ git branch
$ git checkout
$ git merge
$ git push
$ git fetch
$ git pull
$ git log
$ git revert
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17. Do or Do not!
DO
1 CRUD commit messages
2 commit often
3 use aliased commands
4 ask help!!
5 ...
DO NOT!
1 commit with errors
2 use personal work-
ow
3 work in single branch
4 RY
5 ...
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18. Worth to read/watch
Videos
Introduction to Git with Scott Chacon of GitHub
Tech Talk: Linus Torvalds on git
Git From the Bits Up (Advanced)
Advanced Git: Graphs, Hashes, and Compression, Oh My!
Tutorials
Git and GitHub Version Control Tutorial
Atlassian Git Tutorials
Pro Git Book (Freely available)
Try Git/Github
What are other good resources for learning Git and GitHub?
git {help
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19. Tips/Tricks
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4http://blog.codinghorror.com/learn-to-read-the-source-luke/
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