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Re: GIT Vs CVS

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Andreas Ericsson <ae@op5.se>
Date
Nov 7, 2005, 14:52 UTC
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Mukund JB. wrote:
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> Dear All,
> 
> I have been just aware of GIT. As an active Linux device driver developer, I would like to know more about it.
> I have read through the GIT documentation the git native site.http://git.or.cz/
> 
> I find lot a similarities between GIT And Cvs.

The similiarities are just because they're both SCM's. It pretty much ends there.

> Can any elaborate on this?

It was just done in the list. If you browse the archives you'll find a lengthy discussion. You might also want to read the Documentation/cvs-migration.txt found in the git distribution.

> Can I use GIT instead of Cvs?
>

Certainly. Prepare to spend a week or so letting the command-structure and syntax sink in though. It's a steep learning curve at first, although the git tutorial (Documentation/tutorial.txt) nicely cuts it in half.

The documentation is also available for online browsing at http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git-core/docs/

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