Distributed Version Control with Git: Mastering the Git command line: 3 (vogella) - Softcover

This book gives a practical introduction into the Git version control system. It explains the setup and the usage of Git repositories using the Git command line tools. At the beginning you learn how to configure and setup new Git repositories, how to add and commit changes using a local Git workflow. As the book advances you learn how to connect to remote repositories and how to use branches and tags. The book covers merging and rebasing changes and provides all the necessary tips and tricks to use Git. It also covers the usage of online Git hosting platforms as for example Github or Bitbucket and describes typical Gitwork workflows which are considered as good practice.

Lars Vogel is the founder and CEO of the vogella GmbH and works as an Eclipse, Android and Git consultant, trainer and book author. He is a regular speaker at international conferences. With more than one million visitors per month his website vogella.com is one of the central sources for Eclipse, Android and Git programming information. Lars is a nominated Java Champion since 2012 and committer in the Eclipse project. He also received in 2010 the Eclipse Top Contributor Award and in 2012 the Eclipse Top Newcomer Evangelist Award.