Chapter 5

Tagging and branching

In this chapter, we'll learn to reference specific commits in a more human-friendly way. We'll also learn how to create and manage branches, which are a way to keep different lines of development separate.

Chapter contents

Referencing commits

Roadmap

Intro to version control

What is version control?

Why use version control?

Introduction to Git

How Git works

Git workflow example

Conclusion and next steps

Setting up Git

Installation

Command line and terminal

The git command

Configuring Git credentials

Configuring line endings treatment

Configuring default branch name

Conclusion and next steps

Putting the project under version control

Navigating the terminal

Initializing a repository

Creating work files

Recording changes

Checking the status of the repository

Conclusion and next steps

Resetting unwanted changes

Comparing the working tree with the repository

Discarding local changes

Discarding staged changes

Amending the last commit

Conclusion and next steps

Tagging and branching

Referencing commits