git-resources.md

Git Tutorials and Resources

Resource Pages

• Understanding Git
  http://www.queness.com/post/16139/understanding-git
  A collection of links to articles, tutorials, cheat sheets, and clients

• 7 Useful Git Tips for Beginners
  http://sixrevisions.com/web-development/git-tips/
  High-level directions for learning Git, including links to many tutorials

Tutorials

• Atlassian Git Tutorials
  https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials
  An excellent collection of tutorials, from basics to advanced topics. Very well written and easy to read.

• Git Concepts Simplified
  http://gitolite.com/gcs.html
  An HTML slideshow that walks through Git's core concepts, with diagrams.

• Learn Version Control with Git
  https://www.git-tower.com/learn/git/ebook/command-line/introduction
  A complete introduction to using Git that assumes no prior knowledge

• Git from the Bottom Up
  https://jwiegley.github.io/git-from-the-bottom-up/
  Explains Git by describing the internal data structures and how they work. More technical than other tutorials, but understanding the way Git handles data can really make understanding the commands easier.

• Conversational Git
  http://blog.anvard.org/conversational-git/
  An easy-to-read, informal approach to learning Git

• Think like a Git
  http://think-like-a-git.net/
  A tutorial for "advanced beginners" who know the basic commands, but want to better understand Git's concepts

• Git from the Inside Out
  https://codewords.recurse.com/issues/two/git-from-the-inside-out
  An explanation of how Git works, by describing the internal data structures and the graph that they form.

Tips and Useful Info

• How to Write a Git Commit Message
  http://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/
  Great advice for how to write a succinct, informative, and useful commit message.

• Advance Git
  https://medium.com/@jstats/advance-git-dfe557bdbe59
  Gives advice for good commit messages, and describes the options and usage for several advanced Git commands (add --patch, rebase, reflog, and more).

• Git Useful Tips
  http://ericdouglas.github.io/2016/04/01/Git-Useful-Tips/
  A useful reference to commands and concepts.

• 19 Tips for Everyday Git Use
  http://www.alexkras.com/19-git-tips-for-everyday-use
  A variety of practical commands for different scenarios.

• Git Tips
  https://github.com/git-tips/tips
  A large collection of Git tips and tricks.

E-Books

• Pro Git
  https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2
  An in-depth online reference to all aspects of Git

• Git Succinctly
  https://www.syncfusion.com/resources/techportal/details/ebooks/git
  A free PDF that covers Git concepts and usage

• Git Internals
  https://github.com/pluralsight/git-internals-pdf
  A free PDF that digs deep into Git's data structures and behavior

Workflows

• Git Workflows
  http://documentup.com/skwp/git-workflows-book
  Covers ways to increase productivity, create cleaner commit history, and improve code reviews

• Understanding the Git Workflow
  https://sandofsky.com/blog/git-workflow.html
  Looks at how to properly handle branches and local history vs public history

• A Successful Git Branching Model
  http://nvie.com/posts/a-successful-git-branching-model/
  Describes a widely used multi-branch approach to managing development and release processes

Cheat Sheets

• Git CLI Cheat Sheet
  http://cheat.errtheblog.com/s/git
  A list of many useful Git commands, with explanations

• A Visual Git Reference
  http://marklodato.github.io/visual-git-guide/index-en.html
  Describes several common Git commands, with diagrams to explain what each one does

• Tower - Git Cheat Sheet
  https://www.git-tower.com/blog/git-cheat-sheet/
  A quick reference PDF listing some common commands

• Interactive Git Cheat Sheet
  http://ndpsoftware.com/git-cheatsheet.html
  A clickable page that shows how various commands move data between different parts of Git's storage (working copy, index, local repo, remote repo)

Desktop GUI Clients

• SourceTree (Win, Mac)
  https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/
  A solid Git client, with a good variety of features. Includes UI for interactive rebase, which makes that task much easier to do. Note that a recent release (1.8 for Windows, 2.2 for Mac) drastically changed the UI appearance, added required accounts, has had a number of performance issues, and is generally seen as a step backwards. You may want to download the earlier versions instead (1.6.25 for Windows, 2.1 for Mac ).

• Git Extensions (Win)
  http://gitextensions.github.io/
  A Windows client with Windows Explorer and Visual Studio integration

• Git Tower (Mac)
  https://www.git-tower.com/
  A well-designed Git client for Mac

• SmartGit (Win, Mac, Linux)
  http://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/
  A cross-platform Git client aimed at professionals

• GitKraken (Win, Mac, Linux)
  http://www.gitkraken.com/
  A cross-platform Git client, currently in beta