Git is very flexible, but you do have to know the magic incantations. For example, suppose you mess up a commit message — we never do that, of course, but just pretend. Or you accidentally added ...

To put this into perspective, the example SHA1 listed above happens to be the ID of the first commit of the Linux kernel into a Git repository by Linus Torvalds in 2005 (2.6.12-rc2). This is a lot ...

That left Linux without a VCS. In response, Torvalds made his own: Git. He didn't want to ... These start as stable kernels, and the developers commit to maintaining them for a long time.

The great thing about git is there's so little you need to know! Without further ado, let's begin with the most important commands. You'll see a screen containing information about the commit, which ...

The Git index -- to which files are staged -- is the second dimension. A commit of the staged files is the third dimension and the history of commits over time is the fourth. But to understand how all ...

How to set up a Git repository in minutes on Linux Your email has been sent If you need a quick code repository, you have everything you need with git and SSH. Jack Wallen shows you how it's done.

Linus Torvalds: “Git proved I could be more than a one ... the inbound commit messages that explain proposed changes to the Linux kernel. “Commit messages to me are almost as important as ...

Linus Torvalds keeps a copy of his Linux kernel project on GitHub ... and write total crap commit messages, without GitHub in any way making sure that the end result looks good." ...

The first class, Open Source Software Development: Linux for Developers ... you'll learn to use Git to create new repositories or clone existing ones, commit new changes, review revision histories ...

Developers often commit to their local Git repository only to realize the associated commit message isn't up to par. Fortunately, it's easy to edit and change the last Git commit message, although ...