Git from Beginner to Mastery

Name: Git from Beginner to Mastery
ISBN: 9787301305874

高见龙Peking University Press · ChinaAug 2025

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Word count: 91K words
Chapters: 84
ISBN: 9787301305874

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Summary

Git is a tool that seems easy to learn at first but is hard to master. Beyond introducing Git concepts, this book simulates common situations so readers know which commands to use and when.

Editor's review

What sets this book apart is that it turns Git from a tool manual into a problem-solving guide. Rather than listing commands, the author uses simulated real-world situations to help readers understand "which command to use and when"—exactly where Git beginners get stuck. Organized along a path from beginner to mastery, the book covers core version-control concepts as well as high-frequency pain points such as branch management, conflict resolution, and history backtracking, making it suitable for following along in the terminal while reading. For developers who already know basic commits but frequently run into merge conflicts or version confusion during collaboration, the situation-based command explanations map directly onto concrete problems in daily work. Readers are advised to treat each chapter's situations as exercises and reproduce them in their own repositories, which is more effective than merely memorizing commands.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Programming beginners new to version control who need to systematically build Git habits
Developers with some Git basics who often struggle with conflicts and branch management in collaboration
Tech leads or project managers who need to set version-control standards for their teams
Software engineering students who want to categorize and solve versioning problems in daily development

Not a good fit for

Complete beginners with no command-line experience who have not yet started learning programming
Advanced researchers who want to delve into Git's underlying storage principles and source code implementation
Readers who only want a single-command quick reference and are unwilling to practice by situation

Reading tips

Read the first two chapters to build an overall grasp of repositories, commits, and branches, then manually reproduce each chapter's situations one by one
For chapters on merge conflicts or version rollback, try solving the problem yourself first, then check the book's commands and compare the differences to deepen understanding
After each chapter, compile a note in your own project or practice repository mapping commonly used commands to their scenarios

About the publisher

Peking University Press China · Founded in 1979

Peking University Press is a comprehensive university press whose publishing areas cover classical literature, popular science, social culture, world history, Western philosophy, and culture. Its catalogue contains 6,031 titles, with representative books including A Dream of Red Mansions, Relativity: The Special and General Theory (15th Edition) (with Einstein's classic papers on unified field theory and other topics), Elements, Conics, The Aristocratic Families of the Eastern Jin, The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume I), The Philosophy of Mythology (Volume II), and The Origin of Continents and Oceans. Representative authors include Cao Xueqin, Zhou Ruchang, Albert Einstein, Euclid, Apollonius, Tian Yuqing, Schelling, and Xian Gang. The press has developed distinctive strengths in classical Chinese literature and in the translation of Western philosophical classics, while also covering scientific classics and social and cultural studies. As public information is limited, this description is based only on the books in the catalogue and offers no further extrapolation.

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内容提要
前言
第1章 Git入门
1.1 Git概述
1.2 Git与其他版本控制系统的差异
1.3 常见问题
第2章环境安装
2.1 在Windows操作系统中安装Git
2.2 在macOS操作系统中安装Git
2.3 在Linux操作系统中安装Git
2.4 图形界面工具
第3章终端机/命令提示符
3.1 终端机及常用命令介绍
3.2 超简明的Vim操作介绍
第4章设置Git
4.1 用户设置
4.2 可以给每个项目设置不同的作者吗
4.3 其他方便的设置
第5章开始使用Git
5.1 新增、初始Repository
5.2 把文件交给Git管控
5.3 工作区、暂存区与存储库
5.4 查看记录
5.5 如何在Git中删除文件或变更文件名
5.6 修改Commit记录
5.7 追加文件到最近一次的Commit
5.8 新增目录
5.9 有些文件不想放在Git中
5.10 查看特定文件的Commit记录
5.11 这行代码是谁写的
5.12 不小心把文件或目录删除了
5.13 刚才的Commit后悔了，想要拆掉重做
5.14 不小心使用hard模式Reset了某个Commit，还救得回来吗
5.15 HEAD是什么
5.16 可以只Commit一个文件的部分内容吗
5.17 那个长得很像乱码的SHA-1值是怎样算出来的
5.18 .git目录中有什么？Part 1
5.19 .git目录中有什么？Part 2
第6章使用分支
6.1 使用分支的原因
6.2 开始使用分支
6.3 对分支的误解
6.4 合并分支
6.5 为什么我的分支没有“小耳朵”
6.6 合并过的分支要保留吗
6.7 不小心把还没合并的分支删除了，救得回来吗
6.8 另一种合并方式（使用Rebase）
6.9 合并发生冲突了怎么办
6.10 为什么都说在Git中开分支“很便宜”
6.11 Git如何知道现在是在哪一个分支
6.12 HEAD也有缩写
6.13 可以从过去的某个Commit再创建一个新的分支吗
第7章修改历史记录
7.1 修改历史信息
7.2 把多个Commit合并为一个Commit
7.3 把一个Commit拆解成多个Commit
7.4 想要在某些Commit之间再加新的Commit
7.5 想要删除某几个Commit或调整Commit的顺序
7.6 Reset、Revert与Rebase指令有什么区别
第8章标签
8.1 使用标签
8.2 标签与分支有什么区别
第9章其他常见的情况及一些冷知识
9.1 手边的工作做到一半，临时要切换到别的任务
9.2 不小心把账号密码放在Git中了，想把它删掉该怎么办
9.3 怎样把文件真正地从Git中移除
9.4 你知道Git有资源回收机制吗
9.5 断头（detached HEAD）是怎么一回事
第10章远端共同协作——使用GitHub
10.1 GitHub概述
10.2 将内容Push到GitHub上
10.3 Pull下载更新
10.4 为什么有时候推不上去
10.5 从服务器上取得Repository
10.6 Clone与Pull指令的区别
10.7 与其他开发者的互动——使用PullRequest（PR）
10.8 怎样跟上当初fork的项目的进度
10.9 怎么删除远端的分支
10.10 听说git push -f指令很可怕，什么情况下可以使用呢
10.11 使用GitHub免费制作个人网站
10.12 一定要有GitHub才能得到他人更新的文件吗
第11章使用Git Flow
11.1 Git Flow是什么？为什么需要它

FAQ

Is this book suitable for someone with no Git background at all?

It suits readers with some programming background who have not used Git. The book starts from basic concepts but assumes readers can use the command line and understand the basic needs of code version management. If you have never written code, it is better to first build up command-line and programming basics before reading.

Can the situations simulated in the book be applied directly at work?

The book organizes command explanations around common development situations such as branch switching, conflict resolution, and history backtracking, which closely overlap with daily collaboration. Readers need to transfer the situations to their own projects rather than copy commands verbatim. Treating each chapter's situations as practice tasks to reproduce works best.

What level can I reach after finishing the book?

After practicing carefully along the book's path, you can independently handle version management in daily development, understand the basic ideas of branching strategies and conflict resolution, and know which type of command to look up for specific problems. Full mastery depends more on accumulating experience in real projects over time; this book provides a clear operational framework and situational index.

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About the author

高见龙 Author

Gao Jianlong is an author about whom little public information is available. The Chinese book database currently holds only one work by him, Git from Beginner to Mastery. Judging from the title and its usual category of programming and design, his writing focuses on introductory and intermediate instruction in version control tools. The book is aimed at readers who want to gain a systematic command of Git, and it typically covers repository creation, commits, branch management, remote collaboration, and common troubleshooting, with an emphasis on explaining version control workflows clearly and practically. As far as the available information goes, Gao Jianlong has left no verifiable record of his résumé, positions, or awards, so his personal background, professional identity, and full body of work remain unclear. What can be confirmed is that this book is the main achievement he has presented to readers so far, and that it offers introductory guidance to programmers new to Git.