{"thread":{"id":"10964","subject":"Git Screencast ?","startedAt":"2007-11-21T13:02:31Z","lastAt":"2007-11-27T14:18:22Z","messageCount":16,"participants":["Michael Donaghy","Johannes Gilger","Johan Herland","Randal L. Schwartz","Andreas Ericsson","Shawn O. Pearce","Karl Hasselström","Scott Chacon","Christian MICHON","Patrick Aljord"],"isPatch":false,"patchVersion":null,"patchTotal":null},"messages":[{"id":"60556","messageId":"fi1a9f$30q$1@ger.gmane.org","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":null,"subject":"Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Michael Donaghy","fromEmail":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","sentAt":"2007-11-21T13:02:31Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-21T13:02:31Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/93671fc96f7564d7c5cbf8c76c9c52e173e0c154abe8c0fd88ee94ad14581cc8?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot from \nthe docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some concepts that \nhare hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion (probably like a lot of \nyou :) ) , is there a screencast of git somewhere (for free) that can \ndemonstrate some of the advanced features of git...\n(Also...I have seen both Randal (Schwartz) and Linus' (you better know \nhis last name) presentations at google on git , in which they explain \nthe ideas behind git more than the actual usage,\n\nThanks\n\n---Mike Donaghy-----------\n---Mike@mikedonaghy.org---\n---http://mikedonaghy.org-\n"},{"id":"60563","messageId":"20071121201901.GA27630@dualtron.vpn.rwth-aachen.de","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi1a9f$30q$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Johannes Gilger","fromEmail":"heipei@hackvalue.de","sentAt":"2007-11-21T20:19:03Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-21T20:19:03Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"heipei@hackvalue.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6072?v=4"},"body":"On 21/11/07 08:02, Michael Donaghy wrote:\n> I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot from the \n> docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some concepts that hare \n> hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion (probably like a lot of you :) ) \n\nHi Michael,\n\nwhat helped me was \na) looking at the directory structure under .git\nb) reading the git user-manual\nc) http://eagain.net/articles/git-for-computer-scientists/\n\nEspecially c) created a big aha-effect. If you really read all the text \nyou should have understood most of it. And hey, since you're a visual \nperson: there are images too! ;)\n\nGreetings,\nJojo\n\n-- \ngit version 1.5.3.6.861.gd794\n"},{"id":"60570","messageId":"200711212251.44348.johan@herland.net","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi1a9f$30q$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Johan Herland","fromEmail":"johan@herland.net","sentAt":"2007-11-21T21:51:44Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-21T21:51:44Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"johan@herland.net","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/547031?v=4"},"body":"On Wednesday 21 November 2007, Michael Donaghy wrote:\n> I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot from \n> the docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some concepts that \n> hare hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion (probably like a lot of \n> you :) ) , is there a screencast of git somewhere (for free) that can \n> demonstrate some of the advanced features of git...\n\nThere's a company called PeepCode that apparently sell a Git screencast, but \nI have no idea if it demonstrates advanced features, or just do the basics.\n\nThere seems to be a TOC on their website, so you can check that to see if \ncontains what you need:\n\nhttp://peepcode.com/products/git\n\n\nHave fun!\n\n...Johan\n\n-- \nJohan Herland, \nwww.herland.net\n"},{"id":"60572","messageId":"86bq9n4469.fsf@blue.stonehenge.com","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi1a9f$30q$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Randal L. Schwartz","fromEmail":"merlyn@stonehenge.com","sentAt":"2007-11-21T22:36:14Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-21T22:36:14Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"merlyn@stonehenge.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/dc528d210743ff0333e6213f9ee7b33b23f1b7bc1f3c5a8c2d819074ecd7ab19?d=mp&s=160"},"body":">>>>> \"Michael\" == Michael Donaghy writes:\n\nMichael> I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot\nMichael> from the docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some\nMichael> concepts that hare hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion\nMichael> (probably like a lot of you :) ) , is there a screencast of git\nMichael> somewhere (for free) that can demonstrate some of the advanced\nMichael> features of git... (Also...I have seen both Randal (Schwartz) and\nMichael> Linus' (you better know his last name) presentations at google on git\nMichael> , in which they explain the ideas behind git more than the actual\nMichael> usage,\n\nHaving been involved in that screencast that you reference, I'm curious\nabout what you think you're missing in order to use git. The feedback\nwill help me produce better presentations.\n\n-- \nRandal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095\n \nPerl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc.\nSee PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training!\n"},{"id":"60577","messageId":"fi2fv2$c0r$1@ger.gmane.org","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi1a9f$30q$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Michael Donaghy","fromEmail":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","sentAt":"2007-11-21T23:45:33Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-21T23:45:33Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/93671fc96f7564d7c5cbf8c76c9c52e173e0c154abe8c0fd88ee94ad14581cc8?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"John Herland Said:\n > There's a company called PeepCode that apparently sell a Git\n > screencast, but\n > I have no idea if it demonstrates advanced features, or just do the\n > basics.\n >\n > There seems to be a TOC on their website, so you can check that to \nsee > if\n > contains what you need:\n >\n > http://peepcode.com/products/git\n >\n >\n > Have fun!\n\n\nPeepcode has some really good quality screen casts ,yes, but they are \nfor pay , $10 per screen cast\nand my original message said\n\n >> \"..is there a screencast of git somewhere (for free) that can\n >> demonstrate some of the advanced features of git...\"\n\nAlso thanks Johannes for that link , I will tak e a look at that\n\nand Randal...\nyou are *EVERYWHERE* ... how do you do that ... , keep up the good work \n=) (see you in the irc --Ekim)\n"},{"id":"60613","messageId":"47453C6D.1080403@op5.se","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi1a9f$30q$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Andreas Ericsson","fromEmail":"ae@op5.se","sentAt":"2007-11-22T08:23:09Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-22T08:23:09Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"ae@op5.se","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/426e89595c75a8f5252dd0c989e5fabe5bcac616e68557427ad9aef6b0ca342a?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Michael Donaghy wrote:\n> I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot from \n> the docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some concepts that \n> hare hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion (probably like a lot of \n> you :) ) , is there a screencast of git somewhere (for free) that can \n> demonstrate some of the advanced features of git...\n> (Also...I have seen both Randal (Schwartz) and Linus' (you better know \n> his last name) presentations at google on git , in which they explain \n> the ideas behind git more than the actual usage,\n> \n\nThe thing that helped me and my co-workers the most was running through\nthe steps of the tutorial, but stopping every time something wasn't\nabsolutely crystal clear and doing gitk or qgit (I prefer qgit, since\nit seems to display things more consistently and also loads faster).\n\nThat primarily helped us get branches under control. We came from a\nCVS world and never had any branches, as none of us had time or energy\nto figure out how to merge them back together using those crippled scm's.\n\nI noticed Johannes Gilger already sent you the link to git-for-scientists\nthing which is also a really good aid, especially when you've read the\ntutorial and some of the less tech-oriented docs.\n\n-- \nAndreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se\nOP5 AB www.op5.se\nTel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231\n"},{"id":"60731","messageId":"fi5bet$brl$1@ger.gmane.org","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"47453C6D.1080403@op5.se","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Michael Donaghy","fromEmail":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","sentAt":"2007-11-23T01:47:07Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-23T01:47:07Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/93671fc96f7564d7c5cbf8c76c9c52e173e0c154abe8c0fd88ee94ad14581cc8?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Andreas Ericsson wrote:\n> Michael Donaghy wrote:\n>> I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot from \n>> the docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some concepts \n>> that hare hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion (probably like a \n>> lot of you :) ) , is there a screencast of git somewhere (for free) \n>> that can demonstrate some of the advanced features of git...\n>> (Also...I have seen both Randal (Schwartz) and Linus' (you better know \n>> his last name) presentations at google on git , in which they explain \n>> the ideas behind git more than the actual usage,\n>>\n> \n> The thing that helped me and my co-workers the most was running through\n> the steps of the tutorial, but stopping every time something wasn't\n> absolutely crystal clear and doing gitk or qgit (I prefer qgit, since\n> it seems to display things more consistently and also loads faster).\n> \n> That primarily helped us get branches under control. We came from a\n> CVS world and never had any branches, as none of us had time or energy\n> to figure out how to merge them back together using those crippled scm's.\n> \n> I noticed Johannes Gilger already sent you the link to git-for-scientists\n> thing which is also a really good aid, especially when you've read the\n> tutorial and some of the less tech-oriented docs.\n> \n\nYes thank you , although a screen cast would still be ideal , the \ndocumentation is very good,\nalso , what do you think of git-gui ? , I think it is the best one\n"},{"id":"60750","messageId":"4746A5E2.2010506@op5.se","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi5bet$brl$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Andreas Ericsson","fromEmail":"ae@op5.se","sentAt":"2007-11-23T10:05:22Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-23T10:05:22Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"ae@op5.se","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/426e89595c75a8f5252dd0c989e5fabe5bcac616e68557427ad9aef6b0ca342a?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Michael Donaghy wrote:\n> \n> also , what do you think of git-gui ? , I think it is the best one\n> \n\nI don't use it. Partly because I tested it out when it was far from\nready and am still somewhat traumatized by the experience, and partly\nbecause I'm very comfortable with the command-line tools and have\nfound a workflow that works nicely for me.\n\n-- \nAndreas Ericsson andreas.ericsson@op5.se\nOP5 AB www.op5.se\nTel: +46 8-230225 Fax: +46 8-230231\n"},{"id":"60752","messageId":"20071123101426.GA15902@dualtron.vpn.rwth-aachen.de","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"fi5bet$brl$1@ger.gmane.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Johannes Gilger","fromEmail":"heipei@hackvalue.de","sentAt":"2007-11-23T10:14:27Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-23T10:14:27Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"heipei@hackvalue.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6072?v=4"},"body":"On 22/11/07 20:47, Michael Donaghy wrote:\n> Yes thank you , although a screen cast would still be ideal , the \n> documentation is very good,\n> also , what do you think of git-gui ? , I think it is the best one\n\nHi Michael,\n\nI think you're trying to hide the complexity of git. The problem with \ngraphical tools is that they hide complexity from the user, which in \nsome cases is only possibly/good if the user has understood the \nunderlying principles already. Also I think that there are many things \nwhich can be done much quicker using a command-line than any gui (as all \nof the people here will agree). Git is not Time-Machine (this thing from \nApple). It is also no good idea to try to view git from a svn's point of \nview, or try to compare commands. It took me a while to get over that \nand accept that git is different. I was frustated (and still am \nsometimes) but i finally understood the whole concept.\n\nAbout screencasts: I haven't watched that many screencasts in general, \nbut I can hardly imagine that they are better way of teaching things \nthan reading a manual. Watching someone type in commands, hitting \n\"Pause\", then trying it myself doesn't seem more intuitive to me than \njust reading a manual and typing the commands given in regular \nintervals. Maybe someone can enlighten me about the use of screencasts \n(in a command-line environment).\n\nGreetings,\nJojo\n\n-- \nJohannes Gilger \nhttp://hackvalue.de/heipei/\nGPG-Key: 0x42F6DE81\nGPG-Fingerprint: BB49 F967 775E BB52 3A81 882C 58EE B178 42F6 DE81\n"},{"id":"60790","messageId":"20071123205825.GB14735@spearce.org","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"20071123101426.GA15902@dualtron.vpn.rwth-aachen.de","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Shawn O. Pearce","fromEmail":"spearce@spearce.org","sentAt":"2007-11-23T20:58:25Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-23T20:58:25Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"spearce@spearce.org","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/34844?v=4"},"body":"Johannes Gilger wrote:\n> On 22/11/07 20:47, Michael Donaghy wrote:\n> > Yes thank you , although a screen cast would still be ideal , the \n> > documentation is very good,\n> > also , what do you think of git-gui ? , I think it is the best one\n> \n> I think you're trying to hide the complexity of git. The problem with \n> graphical tools is that they hide complexity from the user, which in \n> some cases is only possibly/good if the user has understood the \n> underlying principles already.\n\nActually some users have found that its easier to grok the index\nby using git-gui. You can more directly see the state of update\nactions, and it is fairly easy to stage/unstage individual hunks\nof files through git-gui. Once you get that down then seeking\nthe same methods through the command line isn't too difficult,\nmany of the terms in git-gui are the same as the command line term,\nto make the transition back and forth easier for the user.\n\n-- \nShawn.\n"},{"id":"60794","messageId":"fi7n4u$3kc$1@ger.gmane.org","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"20071123101426.GA15902@dualtron.vpn.rwth-aachen.de","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Michael Donaghy","fromEmail":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","sentAt":"2007-11-23T23:18:51Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-23T23:18:51Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"mike@mikedonaghy.org","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/93671fc96f7564d7c5cbf8c76c9c52e173e0c154abe8c0fd88ee94ad14581cc8?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"Johannes Gilger wrote:\n> On 22/11/07 20:47, Michael Donaghy wrote:\n>> Yes thank you , although a screen cast would still be ideal , the \n>> documentation is very good,\n>> also , what do you think of git-gui ? , I think it is the best one\n> \n> Hi Michael,\n> \n> I think you're trying to hide the complexity of git. The problem with \n> graphical tools is that they hide complexity from the user, which in \n> some cases is only possibly/good if the user has understood the \n> underlying principles already. Also I think that there are many things \n> which can be done much quicker using a command-line than any gui (as all \n> of the people here will agree). Git is not Time-Machine (this thing from \n> Apple). It is also no good idea to try to view git from a svn's point of \n> view, or try to compare commands. It took me a while to get over that \n> and accept that git is different. I was frustated (and still am \n> sometimes) but i finally understood the whole concept.\n> \n> About screencasts: I haven't watched that many screencasts in general, \n> but I can hardly imagine that they are better way of teaching things \n> than reading a manual. Watching someone type in commands, hitting \n> \"Pause\", then trying it myself doesn't seem more intuitive to me than \n> just reading a manual and typing the commands given in regular \n> intervals. Maybe someone can enlighten me about the use of screencasts \n> (in a command-line environment).\n> \n> Greetings,\n> Jojo\n> \n\nI don't know , maybe I learn differently , but\n >'Watching someone type in commands, hitting \"Pause\", then trying it\n > myself'\nis intuitive for me :)\n"},{"id":"60835","messageId":"20071125165705.GA25800@diana.vm.bytemark.co.uk","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"20071123205825.GB14735@spearce.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Karl Hasselström","fromEmail":"kha@treskal.com","sentAt":"2007-11-25T16:57:05Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-25T16:57:05Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"kha@treskal.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/f0120c734b5279b345075a28521e1ac66acb20c9913ffe9bf6ae97e53f7f3f13?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On 2007-11-23 15:58:25 -0500, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:\n\n> Actually some users have found that its easier to grok the index by\n> using git-gui. You can more directly see the state of update\n> actions, and it is fairly easy to stage/unstage individual hunks of\n> files through git-gui. Once you get that down then seeking the same\n> methods through the command line isn't too difficult,\n\nI spent a good chunk of time getting familiar with the index before\nthere was a git-gui, and I can only agree: git-gui makes it obvious\nhow simple the concept of an index really is, in a way the\ncommand-line tools never did. With the command line, you have to\nvisualize it yourself, which means you have to understand it first;\nbut with git-gui, it's just drawn on your screen, plain and simple.\n\n-- \nKarl Hasselström, kha@treskal.com\n www.treskal.com/kalle\n"},{"id":"60837","messageId":"20071125174325.GA2402@dualtron.vpn.rwth-aachen.de","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"20071123205825.GB14735@spearce.org","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Johannes Gilger","fromEmail":"heipei@hackvalue.de","sentAt":"2007-11-25T17:43:26Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-25T17:43:26Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"heipei@hackvalue.de","avatar":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6072?v=4"},"body":"On 23/11/07 15:58, Shawn O. Pearce wrote:\n> Actually some users have found that its easier to grok the index\n> by using git-gui. You can more directly see the state of update\n> actions, and it is fairly easy to stage/unstage individual hunks\n> of files through git-gui. Once you get that down then seeking\n> the same methods through the command line isn't too difficult,\n> many of the terms in git-gui are the same as the command line term,\n> to make the transition back and forth easier for the user.\n\nIt seems that I myself did not realize what a good tool git-gui is. I \nstarted using git with the command line and so far have rarely needed to \nstage individual hunks (or explain the git principles to anyone). I did \nuse gitk to visualize history (especially branches) though.\n\nSo, to sum it up, yeah, git-gui is a good way to find your way into git. \nAfter some time you realize yourself when to use the gui and when to \nstick to the command line.\n\nGreetings,\nJojo\n\n-- \nJohannes Gilger \nhttp://hackvalue.de/heipei/\nGPG-Key: 0x42F6DE81\nGPG-Fingerprint: BB49 F967 775E BB52 3A81 882C 58EE B178 42F6 DE81\n"},{"id":"60992","messageId":"d411cc4a0711261333p4c99f447k81c3833cd679e551@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"d411cc4a0711211603o525a25c4i3e04d0319e68204f@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Scott Chacon","fromEmail":"schacon@gmail.com","sentAt":"2007-11-26T21:33:16Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-26T21:33:16Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"schacon@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/9b13a8a078e1dcf8588c4eea9554445d51ebed6c41b51f56f4d96738130b05c6?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"I've created a screencast on using Git to manage and deploy Rails\napplications. It's not purely about Git - goes into some Rails and\nCapistrano usage, but there is a good amount of practical git workflow\n- pushing, pulling, branching, etc. It's free, too. You can\nwatch/download it here:\n\nhttp://jointheconversation.org/railsgit\n\nAlso, if you're in the Bay Area, we're hosting a Peepcode and Pizza\nparty on Git - where we'll show that git peepcode episode and have\nsome git related presentations. You're welcome to come to that to\nlearn whatever you need, if you can.\n\nhttp://ruby.meetup.com/123\n\nLastly, if you're a rubyist, I've written pretty comprehensive ruby\nbindings to git that might be helpful because it's a bit more object\noriented approach to using git - the examples might help.\n\nhttp://jointheconversation.org/rubygit\n\nI'm also working on a new screencast on Git that's more visual\n(example-wise) than most of the stuff I've seen, so I'll be happy to\nemail that to you when it's done.\n\nLet me know if any of that is helpful.\n\n\n> On Nov 21, 2007 2:36 PM, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:\n>\n> > >>>>> \"Michael\" == Michael Donaghy writes:\n> >\n> > Michael> I am a new user of git and SCMs in general , I have learned a lot\n> > Michael> from the docs , irc and just using it , but there are just some\n> > Michael> concepts that hare hard to grasp , I am a very visual persion\n> > Michael> (probably like a lot of you :) ) , is there a screencast of git\n> > Michael> somewhere (for free) that can demonstrate some of the advanced\n> > Michael> features of git... (Also...I have seen both Randal (Schwartz) and\n> > Michael> Linus' (you better know his last name) presentations at google on git\n> > Michael> , in which they explain the ideas behind git more than the actual\n> > Michael> usage,\n> >\n> > Having been involved in that screencast that you reference, I'm curious\n> > about what you think you're missing in order to use git. The feedback\n> > will help me produce better presentations.\n> >\n"},{"id":"61007","messageId":"46d6db660711261525h9ff124fnd0a937114bb9ee85@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"d411cc4a0711261333p4c99f447k81c3833cd679e551@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Christian MICHON","fromEmail":"christian.michon@gmail.com","sentAt":"2007-11-26T23:25:03Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-26T23:25:03Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"christian.michon@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/8a7c327b21187fbcab5c27640a49450eec72e0355dc292501197f27a5a744ec4?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On Nov 26, 2007 10:33 PM, Scott Chacon wrote:\n> I've created a screencast on using Git to manage and deploy Rails\n> applications. It's not purely about Git - goes into some Rails and\n> Capistrano usage, but there is a good amount of practical git workflow\n> - pushing, pulling, branching, etc. It's free, too. You can\n> watch/download it here:\n>\n> http://jointheconversation.org/railsgit\n>\n\nnice :)\n\nit's very useful...\n\n-- \nChristian\n--\nhttp://detaolb.sourceforge.net/, a linux distribution for Qemu with Git inside !\n"},{"id":"61077","messageId":"6b6419750711270618j35432bd7p47bbdfe5aa8f12bd@mail.gmail.com","threadId":"10964","inReplyTo":"6b6419750711270602q53e2c51dr7046aca1417c801a@mail.gmail.com","subject":"Re: Git Screencast ?","fromName":"Patrick Aljord","fromEmail":"patcito@gmail.com","sentAt":"2007-11-27T14:18:22Z","receivedAt":"2007-11-27T14:18:22Z","isPatch":false,"sender":{"key":"patcito@gmail.com","avatar":"https://gravatar.com/avatar/8a78bf80fcbf4963401d6b1a7d40feb8a773ec3ce7120db291d2ef9c00093635?d=mp&s=160"},"body":"On Nov 27, 2007 3:02 PM, Patrick Aljord wrote:\n> > http://jointheconversation.org/railsgit\n> >\n\nI think you can just use 'git-init' now no need for git-init-db.\n\nalso once you've created your remote bare git rep, you don't need to\nuse scp, you can just do:\n$ git-push --all git://server/remote.git\n\nand to push there automatically:\n$ git remote add origin ssh://server/remote.git\n$ git config branch.master.remote origin\n$ git config branch.master.merge refs/heads/master\n$ git fetch\n$ git merge master\n\nalso for adding new files, rather than doing \"git add file1 file2\nfile3 etc\" I just do \"git add .\" and put in .gitignore all the files\nthat I don't want to commit but I don't know if that's recommended :)\n"}]}