.. _git-resources:

============= git resources

Tutorials and summaries

github help_ has an excellent series of how-to guides.
learn.github_ has an excellent series of tutorials
The pro git book_ is a good in-depth book on git.
A git cheat sheet_ is a page giving summaries of common commands.
The git user manual_
The git tutorial_
The git community book_
git ready_ |emdash| a nice series of tutorials
git casts_ |emdash| video snippets giving git how-tos.
git magic_ |emdash| extended introduction with intermediate detail
The git parable_ is an easy read explaining the concepts behind git.
git foundation_ expands on the git parable_.
Fernando Perez' git page |emdash| Fernando's git page_ |emdash| many links and tips
A good but technical page on git concepts_
git svn crash course: git for those of us used to subversion

Advanced git workflow

There are many ways of working with git; here is a posts on the rules of thumb that other projects have come up with:

Linus Torvalds on linux git workflow_ . Summary; use the git tools to make the history of your edits as clean as possible; merge from upstream edits as little as possible in branches where you are doing active development.

Manual pages online

You can get these on your own machine with (e.g) git help push or (same thing) git push --help, but, for convenience, here are the online manual pages for some common commands:

git add_
git branch_
git checkout_
git clone_
git commit_
git config_
git diff_
git log_
git pull_
git push_
git remote_
git status_

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