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From: Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at>
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Subject: Re: Slightly OTT - Git
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 2020 14:37:34 -0000 (UTC)
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Martin Gregorie <martin@mydomain.invalid> wrote:
> For a variety of reasons I won't bore you with, I'm having to find out 
> about Git in a hurry, which is a bit of a shock to the system, since I've 
> been using CVS since the late '80s.
>
> I have a copy of the "Git pocket Guide", but its almost useless - OK if 
> you need to do straight forward stuff for which it has a recipe, but 
> almost useless for getting an understanding on how Git works, how its 
> designed to work and how to use it in rather more complex circumstances, 
> such as with multiple remote repositories and the likes of GitLab.
>
> "Professional Git" by Brent Laster (pub Wrox) looks like a possibility, 
> so I'd appreciate comments about it and/or pointers to other books.

https://xkcd.com/1597/ and https://explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1597:_Git

and then there is also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ffBJ4sVUb4

hth and he