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+---
+title: "Git Basics"
+date: 2020-08-27T16:22:07+02:00
+draft: false # I don't care for draft mode, git has branches for that
+description: ""
+tags:
+  - git 
+  - cli
+categories:
+  - programming
+series:
+  - Git basics
+favorite: false
+---
+
+[Git][git] is a distributed version control system. Originally written by
+[Linus Torvalds][linus] to be used with the development of the [Linux
+kernel][kernel], it has now become the go-to way to share work between multiple
+developers.
+
+In this article I will summarise what I feel to be the *next-step
+basics* of `git`, explaining each notion along the way.
+
+[git]: https://git-scm.com/
+[linus]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds
+[kernel]: https://www.kernel.org/linux.html
+
+<!--more-->
+
+I assume at least passing knowledge of `git`, and will therefore skip the
+justifications for using `git` instead of flinging tarballs at one another.
+I will also be skipping the explanation for the basic workflow of `git add`,
+`git commit`, and `git push`. You can consider this guide to be aimed at 3rd
+year students at EPITA, who have used `git` for a whole year to submit their
+project but have not explored some of its more powerful features.
+
+## Branches and references
+
+* Branches and merges
+  * Decentralised
+  * Merges are easy (assuming no conflicts)
+
+* What HEAD is
+  * Why guillotine
+  * What ARE references anyway
+
+* Relative references and other shortcuts
+
+## History manipulation
+
+* Cherry-picking
+  * Easy to do
+  * Most likely not what you want
+    * CONFLICTS
+
+* The power of the rebase, Luke
+  * Work on your own
+  * Commit early, commit often
+  * Clean-up merge requests
+
+## Branches and decentralised distribution
+
+* Local/remote branch
+* Remote-tracking branches?
+  * Why doesn't my new `dev` branch push to the remote
+* Multiple remotes
+  * Example use-case: shared branches and local sandboxes
+* `pull`/`fetch`
+  * Our lord and savior: `git pull --rebase`
+
+You should head to [Learn git branching][learn-branching] to practice those
+notions with a nice visualization.
+
+[learn-branching]: https://learngitbranching.js.org/