Git - Introduction
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What is Git ⌘
British Slang
- Variant of get
- A contemptible person, often a fool
- A bastard
Short definition ⌘
Why Git? ⌘
Linus Torvalds has quipped about the name "Git":
"I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First Linux, now git."
Git History ⌘
- 2002 - Linux Kernel develops in BitKeeper
- 2005 Apr 6 - BitMover drops free license and Linus starts GIT project
- 2005 Jun 16 - GIT is officially used to track Linux
- 2007 Feb 14 - GIT 1.5.0 is released (more humane)
Getting Help ⌘
git commit -h git help commit man git-commit
- Git Community Book http://book.git-scm.com/
- Manual (must read) http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html