PEP: XXX
Title: Collecting information about git
Version: $Revision$
Last-Modified: $Date$
Author: Oleg Broytman <phd@phdru.name>
Status: Active
Type: Informational
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 01-Jun-2015
Post-History: 

Abstract
========

This Informational PEP collects information about git. There is, of
course, a lot of documentation for git, so the PEP concentrates on
more complex issues, topics and scenarios.

The plan is to extend the PEP in the future collecting information
about equivalence of Mercurial and git scenarios to help migrating
Python development from Mercurial to git.

The author of the PEP doesn't currently plan to write a Process PEP on
migration from Mercurial to git.


Documentation
=============

Git is accompanied with a lot of documentation, both online and
offline.

Documentation for starters
--------------------------

Git Tutorial: `part 1
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gittutorial.html>`_,
`part 2
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gittutorial-2.html>`_.

`Git User's manual
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/user-manual.html>`_.
`Everyday GIT With 20 Commands Or So
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/everyday.html>`_.
`Git workflows
<https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/gitworkflows.html>`_.

`Git Magic
<http://www-cs-students.stanford.edu/~blynn/gitmagic/index.html>`_,
also with a number of translations.

Advanced documentation
----------------------

`Pro Git <https://git-scm.com/book>`_. The Book about git. Buy it at
Amazon or download in PDF, mobi, or ePub form. Has translations to
many different languages. Download Russian translation from `GArik
<https://github.com/GArik/progit/wiki>`_.

`Git Wiki <https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page>`_.

Offline documentation
---------------------

Git has builtin help: run ``git help TOPIC``. For example, run
``git help git`` or ``git help help``.


Quick start
===========

Download and installation
-------------------------

Unix users: download and install using your package manager.

Microsoft Windows: download `git-for-windows
<https://git-for-windows.github.io/>`_.

MacOS X: use git installed with `XCode
<https://developer.apple.com/xcode/downloads/>`_ or download
`git-osx-installer
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/>`_.

Initial configuration
---------------------

This simple code is often appears in documentation, but it is
important so let repeat it here::

    $ git config --global user.name "User Name"
    $ git config --global user.email user.name@example.org


References
==========

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Copyright
=========

This document has been placed in the public domain.



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