As per the question at tonight's meeting, here are some suggestions on learning Git<br><p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Learning Material</font>
</p><ul><li><font face="Verdana" size="2">View the video and material at </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/intro.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/intro.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">
. Follow through the examples in this, and all future, module text and
perform them on your Cygwin environment. Without duplicating the
examples for yourself you are unlikely to learn effectively.</font></li><li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Start reading the material at </font><a href="http://www.newartisans.com/blog_assets/git.from.bottom.up.pdf" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://www.newartisans.<span class="il">com</span>/blog_assets/git.from.bottom.up.pdf</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2"> This should be an ongoing activity and will explain some of the Git internals</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Continue with </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/setup.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/setup.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">.</font></li>
<ul><li><font face="Verdana" size="2">In order to clone a remote repository as per the examples. At the bash prompt run the following commands</font></li><li><font face="Verdana" size="2">A)</font> <font face="Courier New" size="2">export http_proxy=<a href="http://oceania%5c%5c/" target="_blank">http://OCEANIA\\</a><networkname>:<networkpassword>@proxy.anz:80</font><font face="Verdana" size="2"> (e.g. http_proxy=<a href="http://OCEANIA%5C%5Cclewsa:SecreatSaucey69@proxy.anz/" target="_blank">http://OCEANIA\\clewsa:SecreatSaucey69@proxy.anz:80</a>)</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana" size="2">B) </font> <font face="Courier New" size="2">git clone </font><a href="http://github.com/alecclews/vcbuilding.git" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Courier New" size="2">http://<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/alecclews/vcbuilding.git</font></u></a><font face="Courier New" size="2"> </font> <font face="Verdana" size="2">(you can of course use any valid git URL you want, I offer this an example you can use of you wish)</font></li>
</ul><li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Continue with the modules </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/normal.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/normal.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">, </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/branching.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/branching.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">, </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/tagging.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/tagging.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">, </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/log.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/log.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">, </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/diff.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/diff.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2"> and </font><a href="http://learn.github.com/p/undoing.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://learn.<span class="il">github</span>.<span class="il">com</span>/p/undoing.html</font></u></a></li>
</ul><br><p><font face="Verdana" size="2">Useful sources of information:</font>
</p>
<ul><li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Main Git site (</font><a href="http://git-scm.com/" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://git-scm.<span class="il">com</span>/</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">)</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Official Git tutorial (</font><a href="http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/v1.5.4.5/tutorial.html" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/v1.5.4.5/tutorial.html</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">)</font></li>
<li><font face="Verdana" size="2">Alec's personal Git links (</font><a href="http://delicious.com/alecclews/git" target="_blank"><u><font color="#0000ff" face="Verdana" size="2">http://delicious.<span class="il">com</span>/alecclews/git</font></u></a><font face="Verdana" size="2">)</font></li>
</ul><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Alec Clews<br>Personal <<a href="mailto:alec.clews@gmail.com">alec.clews@gmail.com</a>> Melbourne, Australia.<br>Jabber: <a href="mailto:alecclews@jabber.org.au">alecclews@jabber.org.au</a> PGPKey ID: 0x9BBBFC7C<br>
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