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Version Control with Git and GitHub

By : Alex Magana, Joseph Muli
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Version Control with Git and GitHub

By: Alex Magana, Joseph Muli

Overview of this book

<p>Introduction to Git and GitHub begins with setting up and configuring Git on your computer along with creating a repository and using it for exercises throughout the book. With the help of multiple activities, you’ll learn concepts that show various stages of a file—from when it is untracked to when it is set for tracking under version control. As you make your way through the chapters, you’ll learn to navigate through the history of a repository, fetch and deliver code to GitHub, and undo code changes. </p><p> </p><p>The first half of the book ends with you learning to work with branches, storing and retrieving changes temporarily, and merging the desired changes into a repository. </p><p> </p><p>In the second half, you’ll learn about forking as part of a collaborative workflow. You’ll also address modularity and duplication through submodules, tracing and rectifying faulty changes, and maintaining repositories. </p><p> </p><p>By the end of this book, you will have learned how to effectively deploy applications using GitHub.</p>
Table of Contents (8 chapters)

Summary

In this chapter, we explored how local repositories can connect to the remotely hosted repository. In regard to branch protection, we implemented checks to police the integration of changes, by laying down measures that are taken into account when merging work into the repository's branch. We covered the git push, git fetch, and git pull commands, which facilitate the retrieval of changes and uploading the changes to the shared repository. Finally, we explored the git revert and git reset commands, which rescind changes.

In the next chapter, you will create, navigate, and delete branches. You will also merge changes and resolve issues via pull requests.