What is git?
Git is a distributed version control and software management system, widely used in many software development projects. The working directory assigned is called repository, with complete history and code tracking capability; a repository can be remote (on server) or local (on hard disk).
Installation
Step 1: Install git on Windows box (client)
Download and install MSYSGIT for basic functionalities (command line and basic gui)
Step 2: Install GUI
Download and install TurtioseGit, have a better GUI environment.
Build local repository
Right click on the folder icon and click "Git Create repository here..."
Check the repository using GUI
Register private remote repository
Use bitbucket, which provides free private repository in which can be accessed by 5 users at most.You can also apply github with a paid account.
Set your remote url in TortoiseGit
Use Puttygen to generate ssh keys
Save pubic key as ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
Save private key as ~/private_key.ppk
Copy the public key to your bitbucket (Manage Account -> SSH keys -> Add SSH key
Basic usage
- Add (Assign which files should be tracked)
- Git Commit -> "master..." (Make a record in local repository)
- Show log (Check the version history)
- Diff (Check what you have added/removed)
- Push (Upload the repository to remote server)
- Pull (Download the remote repository to local)
- Switch/Checkout (restore the early version)
- Create Tag... (Tag your commit/record)
Other terms
1. master: Typically, your latest version will stored in the branch "master"
2. head: The last commit record
You can also use commands
http://spencerimp.blogspot.tw/2012/02/git-git-on-your-mac.html
references
http://dbanck.de/2009/10/08/github-windows-and-tortoisegit-part-1-installing-pulling/
http://shaocian.blogspot.tw/2013/01/windows-git-msysgit-tortoisegit.html
