This is another useful resource for the basics of git, is an easy to follow walk though of the basic commands http://gitimmersion.com/
On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 3:10 AM, Eric Schaefer < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Nancy, Hi list, > > the biggest problem with using git is understanding its principles, > which are quite different from cvs or svn or any other centralized > SCM. The git parable > (http://tom.preston-werner.com/2009/05/19/the-git-parable.html) > explains step by step what git does and why. > > The msysgit git-shell is actually pretty good. It has all the features > the bash-shell has in Linux/MacOS. E.g. command completion: if you > want to switch branches you would type 'git checkout otherbranch', but > if you just type 'git checkout othe<TAB>' it expands 'othe' to > 'otherbranch' (if non ambiguous). > > HTH, > Eric > -- Jim Taylor Rooty Hollow, Principal/Senior Engineer 614.432.8609 skype: jalamaohio IRC: jalama http://rootyhollow.com
