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Git
===

"_Git is a distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency. Git is easy to learn and has a tiny footprint with lightning fast performance. It outclasses SCM tools like Subversion, CVS, Perforce, and ClearCase with features like cheap local branching, convenient staging areas, and multiple workflows._" [Git](http://git-scm.com)

Aalto offers access to [git repository service](https://version.aalto.fi/gitlab/).

Some documentation about git:

- [Git's official website](http://git-scm.com/documentation/)).
- [Pro Git book, written by Scott Chacon](http://git-scm.com/book/)
- [A Visual Git Reference](http://marklodato.github.com/visual-git-guide/index-en.html)


Tips and tricks
---------------

Enable colors in command outputs:

    git config --global color.ui auto

Alias for fancy commit history:

    git config --global alias.lol "log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --all"

Alias for listing all ignored files:

    git config --global alias.ls-ignored "ls-files -o -i --exclude-standard"


You may create a `.gitignore` file (and add it in the repository) that contains
filename patterns (globs) if you don't want to see some files in `git status`;
this is useful for eg. objects or other files your build process generates but
you don't want versioned.