Source Control HOWTO
by Eric Sink
I have started writing a series of articles explaining how to do source control and the best practices thereof. See below for links to the individual chapters in this series. The Introduction explains my motivations and goals for writing this series.
Please note: This is a work in progress. I plan to be adding new chapters over time, and I may also be revising the existing chapters as I go along.
Printer-friendly version: Sorry folks, but I currently do not have this material available in a form which is more suitable for paper. Someday I probably will, and when that happens, a link will appear here.
Chapter 0: IntroductionOur universities don't teach people how to do source control. Our employers don't teach people how to do source control. SCM tool vendors don't teach people how to do source control. We need some materials that explain how source control is done. My goal for this series of articles is to create a comprehensive guide to help meet this need.
Chapter 1: Basics
Our discussion of source control must begin by defining the basic terms and describing the basic operations.
Chapter 2: Checkins
In this chapter, I will explore the various situations wherein a repository is modified, starting with the simplest case of a single developer making a change to a single file.
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Thanks to Eric Sink for his valuable article
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