Git & Version Control

Why version control matters, how Git came to be, installing and configuring Git, core terminology and hands-on exercises.

Lessons

• What is a Version Control System ?
  • How Software would have been developed before '70s?
  • Expectations of a tool
  • Generation of Version Control System
  • The BitKeeper-Git-Mercurial Saga : How a License Agreement Change Shaped the Open-Source World
  • Mercurial was invented by andrew, then why Linus needs to create GIT
• Git Installation and Initial Configs
• Basic Terminologies
• Q1 - Initialize a Repository and Basic Configurations
  • Problem Statement
  • Solution
• Q2 - Adding and Staging Files
  • Problem Statement
  • Solution
• Ways to Exclude Files in GIT ?
  • 1. Exclude Files with git add Using Patterns
  • 2. Exclude Files Temporarily Using .gitignore
  • 3. Exclude Files Using git rm with Patterns
  • 4. Use git update-index to Skip Files
  • Use Glob Patterns in Command-Line
  • 5. Use Negation in .gitignore
  • 6. Exclude Files in Aliases