Tutorial: Version Control with Git

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A bit of Git theory After this lesson you will know Git's history, what a Repository is and how Git handles file changes.
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Installation and configuration Let's start learning Git by installing and configuring it as well as creating our first Repository.
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Basic commands & workflows Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
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Branching and merging Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
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Hosting & working in a team Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
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Maintaining a repository Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.

# What is Git?

Git is a distributed Version Control System (VCS) or Source-Control Management (SCM) software, that makes it possible to track changes and jump back to any previous version of a file.

# Why should I use / learn Git?

Let's say you are an designer, creating beautiful, digital posterart. Or you are an author writing books and articles. Or an developer writing code that drives business. Then you most probably mess up at some time in the process. Wouldn't it be nice to have the ability to jump back to a previous version and even work on multiple versions at the same time?

Also think about working together with multiple people around the world. How do you manage your work without accidentally overwriting someone elses, while working on the same files? Version Control Systems are designed to be a solution to these problems and Git is one of the most used ones today.^[1] And if you are a developer, chances are that you do not come around learning it at all.

Based on Wikipedia, Google Trends and personal impression. ↩︎