Git: Version Control for Everyone Beginner's Guide -- Table of Contents -- Git: Version Control for Everyone Beginner's Guide -- Credits -- About the Author -- Acknowledgement -- About the Reviewers -- www.PacktPub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- Preface -- What this book covers -- What you need for this book -- Who this book is for -- Conventions -- Time for action - heading -- What just happened? -- Have a go hero - heading -- Reader feedback -- Customer support -- Downloading the example code -- Errata -- Piracy -- Questions -- 1. Breathe Easy - Introduction to Version Control System -- Do you need help -- What is a version control system -- Why you need a version control system -- Types of version control systems -- Local version control system -- Tidbits -- Centralized version control system -- Distributed version control system -- Falling for Git -- Atomicity -- Performance -- Security -- Summary -- 2. Welcome Aboard - Installing Git -- Choosing your type - download your OS specific package -- Windows -- Linux -- Mac -- Installation -- Time for action - installing Git on Windows -- What just happened? -- Time for action - installing Git on Mac -- What just happened? -- Time for action - installing Git on Linux -- What just happened? -- Summary -- 3. Polishing Your Routine - How to Increase Everyday Productivity -- Suit up - getting ready for your Git -- Initiation -- Time for action - initiation in GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - initiation in CLI mode -- What just happened? -- Behind the screen -- Configure Git -- Time for action - configure Git in GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Out of flow -- Time for action - configure Git in CLI mode -- What just happened? -- Adding your files to your directory.

Time for action - adding files to your directory (GUI and CLI mode) -- What just happened? -- Ignore 'em -- Bulk operations -- .gitignore to the rescue -- Time for action - usage of .gitignore -- What just happened? -- Undo addition -- Committing the added files -- Time for action - committing files in GUI mode -- Time for action - committing files in CLI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - rescan in GUI mode -- Checking out -- Time for action - checking out using GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - checking out using CLI mode -- Resetting -- Time for action - reset using GUI mode -- Time for action - reset using CLI mode -- What just happened? -- Git help -- Have a go hero - try out the help module -- Summary -- 4. Split the Load - Distributed Working with Git -- Why share your files -- Scenario 1: single player -- Scenario 2: multiple players - one at a time -- Kid's play - push and pull for a remote source -- Cloning ain't banned here -- Scenario 1: solution -- Going public - sharing over the Internet -- A bit of Bitbucket -- Time for action - adding a remote origin using CLI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - resume your work from anywhere using CLI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - adding a remote origin using GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - resume your work from anywhere using GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Scenario 2: solution -- Inviting users to your Bitbucket repository -- What just happened? -- Staying local - share over the intranet -- Concept of a bare repository -- Time for action - creating a bare repository in CLI mode -- Time for action - creating a bare repository in GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Summary -- 5. Be a Puppet Master - Learn Fancy Features to Control Git's Functions -- Why learn such fancy features -- Prerequisites -- Shortlog.

Time for action - getting acquainted with shortlog -- What just happened? -- Time for action - parameterizing shortlog -- What just happened? -- Log search - git log -- Time for action - skip commit logs -- What just happened? -- Time for action - filter logs with date range -- What just happened? -- Time for action - searching for a word/character match -- What just happened? -- Clean -- Time for action - emulate the mess -- What just happened? -- Time for action - clean up your mess with pattern match -- What just happened? -- Time for action - wipe out your mess completely, no exceptions -- What just happened? -- Tagging -- Time for action - lightweight/unannotated tagging -- What just happened? -- Time for action - referencing tags -- What just happened? -- Time for action - annotated tagging -- What just happened? -- Simple exercise -- What just happened? -- Summary -- 6. Unleash the Beast - Git on Text-based Files -- Git for text-based files - an introduction -- Multiplayer mode - multiple players at a time -- Multiple players - one at a time -- Multiple players - all hands on deck (many at a time) -- Sharing your repository -- Time for action - getting ready to share -- What just happened? -- Time for action - distributed work force -- What just happened? -- Time for action - Bob's changes -- What just happened? -- Time for action - Lisa's changes -- What just happened? -- Time for action - Lisa examines the merge conflict -- What just happened? -- Time for action - Lisa resolves the merge conflict -- What just happened? -- GUI mode - get the repository's history graph -- CLI mode - get the repository's history graph -- Time for action - team members get sync with the central bare repo -- What just happened? -- Summary -- 7. Parallel Dimensions - Branching with Git -- What is branching -- Why do you need a branch -- Naming conventions.

When do you need a branch -- Practice makes perfect: branching with Git -- Scenario -- Time for action - creating branches in GUI mode -- What just happened? -- Time for action - creating branches in CLI mode -- What just happened? -- .config file - play with shortcuts -- Time for action - adding simple aliases using CLI -- What just happened? -- Time for action - chain commands with a single alias using CLI -- What just happened? -- Time for action - adding complex aliases using GUI -- What just happened? -- Summary -- 8. Behind the Scenes - Basis of Git Basics -- Two sides of Git: plumbing and porcelain -- Git init -- Hooks -- Info -- Config -- Description -- Objects -- Blob -- Trees -- Commits -- Tags -- HEAD -- Refs -- Bumper alert - directories inside heads and tags -- Index -- Git - a content tracking system -- Git add -- Git commit -- Git status -- Git clone -- Git remote -- Git branch -- Git tag -- Git fetch -- Git merge -- Git pull -- Git push -- Git checkout -- Relation across relations - Git packfiles -- Transferring packfiles -- Summary -- Index.