Pragmatic Version Control Using Git

What’s in This Book?

This book is divided into four parts:

• Part I is an introduction to version control with a Git slant. Chapter 1, ​Version Control the Git Way​ is where you’ll learn about version control in general and some of the fundamental concepts around VCS and how DVCS is different.

  Chapter 2, ​Setting Up Git​ walks you through installing and configuring Git, and Chapter 3, ​Creating Your First Project​ gets your feet wet by working on a simple HTML project[2] that showcases a lot of Git’s functionality in a real project.

  Chapters 2 and 3 are hands-on, so have your computer handy.

• Part II is where the training wheels come off. Chapter 4, ​Adding and Committing: Git Basics​ deals with the basics—the commands you need to accomplish ...