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I stand by my original comments, but having purchased BOTH the first and second editions, I would recommend getting the first edition, instead.
The first edition has the best index. Unfortunately the second addition has a very weak index, which makes it difficult to use as a reference. You won't miss the second edition (which I have also purchased). It has 175 more pages, but I haven't found anything in it that I've needed and haven't found in this first edition (the diagrams are larger, but that doesn't contribute to that many more pages). The first edition includes things like "Cherry Picking", "Sub-networking", "External Tools", and "Hooks".
-- My Original Review --
Easy read, very lucid, thorough, and to-the-point. What more could I ask?
The first edition is the best book on Git that I have found, and I've purchased a LOT of them.
I've read several tutorials on git and have found none as clear and to-the-point as Scott Chacon's "Pro Git".
I'm a very experienced Subversion user and administrator; and feel that, in two partial days I understand and can do everything in git that I've done in svn.
In addition, Scott Chacon avoids all of the inaccurate put-downs of Subversion that are so prevalent in the other Git books -- a shame, since Subversion has similar lightweight branching, copying, tagging as git, and a fully editable off-line local workspace (admittedly, unlike many of the earlier server-based tools, such as CVS, SCCS, RCS, ClearCase, VSS, TFS, etc.). Git has the advantage over Subversion of being a distributed system for local/personal projects and for the ability to integrate local repository operations into a remote repository almost seamlessly.
I'm not sold on the value of git's history-cleanup operations that everyone seems to love -- they just seem to be an opportunity for users to create problems unnecessarily that are irrecoverable, or difficult to recover from. However, I'm not yet a git guru, so I'll withhold judgement on that. Again, Scott Chacon avoid's the proselytizing and sticks to teaching the functionality and benefits of git; which I appreciate -- especially compared with the other git references I've read.
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Customers find this Git book provides a powerful understanding of the tool and serves as an essential reference for professionals. The content is well-written and easy to understand, making it suitable for beginners, with one customer noting it's particularly helpful for new team members. However, the readability receives mixed feedback, with some finding it easy to read while others find it difficult to follow. Moreover, the formatting receives criticism for being terrible, and the editing quality is also mixed.
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46 customers mention detailed, 40 positive, 6 negative
...My Original Review -- Easy read, very lucid, thorough, and to-the-point. What more could I ask?...Read more
Very detailed and very easy to read.Read more
Well organized and detailed. Explains the git from usage perspective as well as it’s inner workings.Read more
Wonderful book and well written. It helped me to finally understand Git well....Read more
30 customers mention content, 28 positive, 2 negative
This is a great book. I just acquired to have on my phone using Kindle.Read more
An excellent read for the inspired! It's very easy to find help online for simple 'git' tasks....Read more
...git user and want to become a power/pro user, this might be the best book to read.Read more
Wonderful book and well written. It helped me to finally understand Git well....Read more
26 customers mention usefulness, 25 positive, 1 negative
...book, and I have to give the authors credit for producing such a useful book on such a user-unfriendly program… for making the book free online!Read more
Very useful, even with IA still use it when I need itRead more
Great for all levels of git users. If you are looking for a great resource for git, this is a must haveRead more
...In a few chapters you can get the overview and practical examples which are needed for daily work....Read more
8 customers mention suitable for beginners, 6 positive, 2 negative
...But I was able to learn Git from this book, and I have to give the authors credit for producing such a useful book on such a user-unfriendly program...Read more
This book really covers everything. From the basics of how to stage a commit, to the internal structure of the .git/ folder and the format of the...Read more
not for beginners, for pros onlyRead more
...Concentrates on the command line interface and recommends to not handicap yourself by using some GUI interface tool. Great minds think alike!Read more
8 customers mention writing quality, 7 positive, 1 negative
Well written This book gets to the point quickly and directly over and over....Read more
...The updates to this book are very good, and the book is very well written.Read more
...The authors do a good job at giving you sample commands that you probably care to learn more about, rather than making each chapter a desk reference....Read more
...This book is an authoritative and well written source not only for how Git works, but also for best practices....Read more
25 customers mention readability, 14 positive, 11 negative
...My Original Review -- Easy read, very lucid, thorough, and to-the-point. What more could I ask?...Read more
...of terminal screens and git output are triple spaced and virtually unreadable. What happened to the formatting???...Read more
Very detailed and very easy to read.Read more
...So tiny that it's hard to read....Read more
6 customers mention editing, 2 positive, 4 negative
...Another problem is that there was some sloppiness in editing this second edition of the book. Occasionally, some example commands are left out....Read more
...noob, to install, set up my global username and email, set my preferred editor, and connect to my GitHub repositories so that I can push and pull to...Read more
...The formatting is terrible, lots of spaces between the lines of code huge fonts making it very difficult to follow or read.Read more
...They appear to be quadruple spaced or something, and there seems to be lines missing....Read more
7 customers mention poor formatting, 1 positive, 6 negative
...Otherwise we'll written if poorly formatted for the Kindle....Read more
...Not to mention that the printed version has poor formatting and page design (if there is any page design) which, to me, is mostly Apress's fault,...Read more
...What happened to the formatting??? Very poor layout and production, which is unfortunate since I learned so much valuable information in the...Read more
...The only issue I have is the formatting of the code blocks on kindle version(I don' t know if the print version has the same)....Read more
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This book does not deserve 2-stars. The low rating is to ensure this comment rises to the top of the "critical reviews" stack. Please upvote. This book is published with a "Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike 3.0" license. This book is *legally* available in PDF, EPUB and MOBI at the git-scm website. External hyperlinks are prohibited in Amazon comments, so you'll need to search "git scm book". If you like the book, support the authors through royalties by purchasing the print version.
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