Git in Practice

8 SummaryGitinPracticeisacollectionof66testedtechniquesthatwilloptimizethewayyouandyourteammanageyourdevelopmentprojects.ThebookbeginswithabriefreminderofthecoreversioncontrolconceptsyouneedwhenusingGitandmovesontothehigh-valuefeaturesyoumaynothaveexploredyet.Then，you'lldigintocookbook-styletechniqueslikehistoryvisualization，advancedbranchingandrewritinghistoryeachpresentedinaproblem-solution-discussionformat.Finallyyou'llworkouthowtouseGittoitsfullpotentialthroughconfiguration，teamworkflows，submodulesandusingGitHubpullrequestseffectively.PurchaseoftheprintbookincludesafreeeBookinPDF，Kindle，andePubformatsfromManningPublications.AbouttheTechnologyGitisasourcecontrolsystem，butit'salotmorethanjustthat.Forteamsworkingintoday'sagile，continuousdeliveryenvironments，Gitisastrategicadvantage.Builtwithadecentralizedstructurethat'sperfectforadistributedteam，Gitmanagesbranching，committing，complexmerges，andtaskswitchingwithminimalceremonysoyoucanconcentrateonyourcode.AbouttheBookGitinPracticeisacollectionofbattle-testedtechniquesdesignedtooptimizethewayyouandyourteammanagedevelopmentprojects.AfterabriefoverviewofGit'scorefeatures，thispracticalguidemovesquicklytohigh-valuetopicslikehistoryvisualization，advancedbranchingandrewriting，optimizedconfiguration，teamworkflows，submodules，andhowtouseGitHubpullrequests.Writteninaneasy-to-followProblem/Solution/Discussionformatwithnumerousdiagramsandexamples，itskipsthetheoryandgetsrighttothenitty-grittytasksthatwilltransformthewayyouwork.WrittenfordevelopersfamiliarwithversioncontrolandreadyforthegoodstuffinGit.What'sInsideTeaminteractionstrategiesandtechniquesReplacingbadhabitswithgoodpracticesJugglingcomplexconfigurationsRewritinghistoryanddisasterrecoveryAbouttheAuthorMikeMcQuaidisasoftwareengineeratGitHub.He'scontributedtoQtandtheLinuxkernel，andhemaintainstheGit-basedHomebrewproject.TableofContentsPART1INTRODUCTIONTOGITLocalGitRemoteGitPART2GITESSENTIALSFilesysteminteractionsHistoryvisualizationAdvancedbranchingRewritinghistoryanddisasterrecoveryPART3ADVANCEDGITPersonalizingGitVendoringdependenciesassubmodulesWorkingwithSubversionGitHubpullrequestsHostingarepositoryPART4GITBESTPRACTICESCreatingacleanhistoryMergingvs.rebasingRecommendedteamworkflows