Git tutorial for Beginners - LinuxConfig.org

If you have been using GNU/Linux for any amount of time chances are pretty good that you have heard of git. You may be wondering, what exactly is git and how do I use it? Git is the brainchild of Linus Torvalds, who developed it as source code management system during his work on the Linux kernel.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://linuxconfig.org/git-tutorial-for-beginners