Git Resources

This page contains a collection of git-related resources.

First, there's GitHub's list of resources: https://help.github.com/articles/good-resources-for-learning-git-and-github/

Notes

The page below is an attempt at a comprehensive list of resources around Git. I have made a note of items that are particularly helpful to developing git abstractions.

Web Tutorials

Name	Link	Notes
Getting Git Right	https://www.atlassian.com/git/	This tutorial is a good all-around introduction to git, and the section on Collaborating (https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/syncing) is particularly helpful. It stands out for a couple of reasons: simple language, an abundant use of simple figures, and including a discussion of each command. Compare the explanation of git push from the Atlassian page to the one from git's documentation: Pushing is how you transfer commits from your local repository to a remote repo. - Atlassian https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/syncing/git-push git push: Update remote refs along with associated objects. Updates remote refs using local refs, while sending objects necessary to complete the given refs. - git documentation http://git-scm.com/docs/git-push Also, the simple figures are easy to follow, because they aren't cluttered with irrelevant details. This keeps the communication clean and clear: