Git: Difference between revisions

'''Git''' is an open source [[W:Version Control System|Version Control System]] made by Linus Torvalds in 2005. It is one of the most well known and popular among version control systems.

Oftentimes when working on a hobby operating system, files end up being lost or broken, and having a backup of an older version is useful. Git (not to be confused with [[GithubW:GitHub|GitHub]]) is a [[Version Control System]], which can be used to push backups of a version of a project (known as a repository, or "repo") to a remote server. This can be a private repository, or a public repository to share work with other developers, in the case of many [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software open source] projects.

Git was initially developed in 2005 by [https[W://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_TorvaldsLinus Torvalds|Linus Torvalds]] as a side project to help him develop the [[Linux]] kernel, as a replacement for another closed source Version Control System that he was using at the time, [https[W://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitKeeper |BitKeeper]], after Linux was revoked access to the service. On the 26th of July, 2005, Torvalds turned over Git's maintenance to [https[W://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junio_HamanoJunio Hamano|Junio Hamano]].

[https[W://github.com GitHub|GitHub]], a closed source website owned by Microsoft, owns remote servers powered by the Git, allowing developers to host their remote repositories on GitHub's servers rather than their own. While closed source, GitHub has had a massive impact on the open source community that should still be recognised. GitHub also provides a web interface to browse files of a repository.

* [https[W://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Git |Wikipedia Article on Git]]

* [https[W://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_TorvaldsLinus Torvalds|Wikipedia Article on Linus Torvalds]]