The document provides an introduction to version control systems and Git. It defines version control systems and explains why they are useful. It then discusses popular systems like CVS, SVN, and Git. The bulk of the document explains what Git is, how it works, and basic Git commands. It also discusses GitHub and how it provides a graphical interface and collaboration features for Git repositories. It concludes by encouraging attendees to try out Git commands on their own computer.

1. Nicolás Tourné @nicotourne
CTO of BeeReal
Tandil, Argentina - 2013
#BeeTalks
Starting with
Git & GitHub

2. Agenda
• What’s a Version Control System?
• What the heck is Git?
• Some Git commands
• What’s about GitHub?
• Git in Action!

3. What’s a Version Control System?
“An application that allows you to
record changes to your codebase in a
structured and controlled fashion.”

4. Why do I need that?
• Makes it way easier to undo errors / roll
back to earlier versions of code
• Makes it way easier to share a codebase
between developers without creating
conflicts
• Makes it way easier to deploy changes
from development to staging or production
environments

5. Popular Version Control Systems
• CVS - Concurrent Version System
• SVN - SubVersioN
• Git
• Mercurial
• Bazaar
• LibreSource

6. What the heck is Git?
• Distributed Source Control system
• Open source, free (GNU GPL V2)
• Originally developed by Linus Torvalds for
the development of the Linux Kernel in 2005
• Focus on speed and efficiency
• Quite a unique design and therefore
sometimes a bit scary and difficult to
understand

7. • Save snapshots, no differences
• Branching (lightweight & fast)
• Automatic merge of files
• Used on personal or very large projects, and
for all size of teams
What the heck is Git?

8. Distributed Development
• Every Git working directory contains the
complete repository and history and full
revision tracking capabilities
• You’re not dependent on a central server
and you don’t have to be online
• It’s extremely fast - much faster than SVN,
CVS and other systems

9. Centralized vs Distributed
Development
SVN / CVS - Centralized development
John
Central
Peter Bob Carl

10. Git - Distributed development
Centralized vs Distributed
Development
John
Peter
Bob
Carl
Central

11. A Git Sample
1. A new git is initialized as a remote
repository
John Remote repository Peter
master
C0

12. A Git Sample
2. John and Peter clone the git repository
John Remote repository Peter
master
C0
master
C0
master
C0

13. A Git Sample
3. John does a commit
John Remote repository Peter
master
C1
master
C0
master
C0
C0

14. A Git Sample
4. John does a push
John Remote repository Peter
master
C1
master
C0
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master
C1
C0

15. A Git Sample
5. Peter does a pull
John Remote repository Peter
master
C1
master
C1
C0
master
C1
C0 C0

16. A Git Sample
6. John does a commit & push
John Remote repository Peter
master
C2
master
C1
C1
master
C2
C0 C0
C0 C0

17. A Git Sample
7. Peter does a commit
John Remote repository Peter
master
C2
master
C3
C1
master
C2
C1 C1
C0 C0 C0

18. A Git Sample
8. Peter does a pull (fetch & merge)
John Remote repository Peter
master
C2
master
C2C1
master
C2
C1
C1C0 C0
C0
C3
C4

19. A Git Sample
9. Peter does a push
John Remote repository Peter
master
C2
master
C2C1
master
C4
C1C0 C1
C0
C3
C4
C2 C3
C0

20. A Git Sample
10. John does a pull
John Remote repository Peter
master
C4
master
C2
master
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C0
C3
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C2 C3
C0
C2 C3
C0

21. Git Commands
Getting and Creating projects
init
To create a git repository from an existing
directory of files
$ git init
clone
If you want to get a copy of a project, you
need to clone it
$ git clone [url]

22. Git Commands
Basic Snapshotting
git add
You have to add file contents to your staging
area before you can commit them
$ git add index.php
git status
View the status of your files in the working
directory and staging area
$ git status

23. Git Commands
Basic Snapshotting
git diff
Shows diff of what is staged and what is
modified but unstaged
$ git diff
git commit
Records a snapshot of the staging area
$ git commit -m “My comment”

24. Git Commands
Basic Snapshotting
git reset
Undo changed and commits
$ git reset
git rm
Remove files from the staging area
$ git rm index.php

25. Git Commands
Basic Snapshotting
git mv
Git doesn’t track file renames
$ git mv index.php index.html
git stash
Save changes made in the current index and
working directory for later
$ git stash

26. Git Commands
Branching and Merging
git branch
List, create and manage branches
$ git branch
$ git branch QA
git checkout
Switch to a new branch context
$ git checkout QA
$ git checkout -b live

27. Git Commands
Branching and Merging
git merge
Merge a branch context into your current one
$ git branch
$ git merge QA
git log
Show commit history of a branch
$ git log

28. Git Commands
Branching and Merging
git tag
Tag a point in history as important
$ git tag -a v1.0

29. Git Commands
Sharing and Updating Projects
git fetch
Download new branches and data from
remote repository
$ git fetch
git pull
Fetch from a remote repo and try to merge
into the current branch
$ git pull

30. Git Commands
Sharing and Updating Projects
git push
Push your new branches and data to a remote
repository
$ git push

31. What's about GitHub?
• It’s a Git repository hosting service… but it
adds many of its own features
• While Git is a command line tool, GitHub
provides a web-based graphical interface
• It also provides access control and several
collaboration features, such as wikis and
basic task management tools

32. What's about GitHub?
• By default, all projects are public and free. In
you want a private project, then pay
• You can clone any public repository, follow
projects and developers, post comments, etc
• It’s becoming the Facebook’s for developers

33. Git in Action!
Go to your computer and start playing...
1. Create a new repository on GitHub
2. Clone this repository
3. Add new files
4. Commit and push them
5. Create a new branch and merge files

34. Thank you
for your attention!
Questions?
Just tweet me @nicotourne
or mail me at ntourne@beerealit.com
beerealit.com

35. More info at...
Official Git site
http://git-scm.com
Some slides
http://www.slideshare.net/jomikr/quick-introduction-to-git
http://www.slideshare.net/reallyordinary/intro-to-git-for-drupal-7
http://www.slideshare.net/anildigital/git-introduction
http://www.slideshare.net/chacon/getting-git
Git commands
http://gitref.org/basic
GitHub site
http://github.com