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Published in Oct 2016

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ISBN-13 9781787123205

Length 861 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Git

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Version Control

Authors (4):

Ferdinando Santacroce

Aske Olsson

Jakub Narębski

Rasmus Voss

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Table of Contents (36) Chapters

Git: Mastering Version Control

Credits

Preface

1. Getting Started with Git FREE CHAPTER

2. Git Fundamentals – Working Locally

3. Git Fundamentals – Working Remotely

4. Git Fundamentals – Niche Concepts, Configurations, and Commands

5. Obtaining the Most – Good Commits and Workflows

6. Migrating to Git

7. Git Resources

8. Navigating Git

9. Configuration

10. Branching, Merging, and Options

11. Rebase Regularly and Interactively, and Other Use Cases

12. Storing Additional Information in Your Repository

13. Extracting Data from the Repository

14. Enhancing Your Daily Work with Git Hooks, Aliases, and Scripts

15. Recovering from Mistakes

16. Repository Maintenance

17. Patching and Offline Sharing

18. Git Plumbing and Attributes

19. Tips and Tricks

20. Git Basics in Practice

21. Exploring Project History

22. Developing with Git

23. Managing Your Worktree

24. Collaborative Development with Git

25. Advanced Branching Techniques

26. Merging Changes Together

27. Keeping History Clean

28. Managing Subprojects – Building a Living Framework

29. Customizing and Extending Git

30. Git Administration

31. Git Best Practices

Bibliography

Index

Chapter 11. Git Administration

The previous chapter, Customizing and Extending Git, explained among others how to use Git hooks for automation moved earlier in the chapter. The client-side hooks were described in detail, while the server-side hooks were only sketched. Here, in this chapter, we will present the server-side hooks comprehensively, and mention the client-side hooks' usage as helpers.

The earlier chapters helped master your work with Git as a developer, as a person collaborating with others, and as a maintainer. When the book was talking about setting up repositories and branch structure, it was from the point of view of a Git user.

This chapter is intended to help readers who are in a situation of having to take up the administrative side of Git. This includes setting up remote Git repositories and configuring their access. It covers the work required to make Git go smoothly (that is, Git maintenance), and finding and recovering from the repository errors. This chapter will also...

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