Git & Version Control

Why version control matters, how Git came to be, installing and configuring Git, core terminology and hands-on exercises.

How each session works

1. The big idea: the topic in plain words, with an everyday example.

2. A picture: a diagram of the idea.

3. Real commands: every script was run with Git 2.34 and the output you see is what it printed.

4. Common mistakes: what trips beginners up.

5. Hands-on exercises: try first, then open the solution.

6. Practice: a quiz for the session.

Tip

The scripts in code/ run in a throwaway folder with their own settings, so you can run them without touching your real Git configuration. Want the whole story, with branches, remotes and GitHub? Continue with Git: Basics to Intermediate.

Sessions

• Session 1 · What is version control?
• Session 2 · Installing and configuring Git
• Session 3 · Basic terminology
• Session 4 · Initialize a repository
• Session 5 · Adding and staging files
• Session 6 · Ways to exclude files

Reference: original pages

• What is a Version Control System ?
  • How Software would have been developed before '70s?
  • Expectations of a tool
  • Generation of Version Control System
  • The BitKeeper-Git-Mercurial Saga : How a License Agreement Change Shaped the Open-Source World
  • Mercurial was invented by andrew, then why Linus needs to create GIT
• Git Installation and Initial Configs
• Basic Terminologies
• Q1 - Initialize a Repository and Basic Configurations
• Q2 - Adding and Staging Files
• Ways to Exclude Files in GIT ?