This book uses practical examples to explain version control with both centralized and decentralized systems. Topics covered include: - Basic version control commands and concepts - Introduction to Distributed Version Control Systems (DVCS) - Advanced branching workflows - Strengths and weaknesses of DVCS vs. centralized tools - Best practices - How distributed version control works under the hood
Featuring these open source version control tools: - Apache Subversion - Mercurial - Git - Veracity

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