With third-generation version control software, files are checked in and then they are merged. For example, let’s say two developers check out a file that is based on the third version.

Version control with Git We’ve covered some of the basics, so now let’s dive into more detail about how Git works and why it’s so popular. A full-blown Git tutorial is beyond the scope of ...

Although there are several different version control systems available for use—some free and open source and some proprietary—two of the most popular systems are Subversion and Git.

Git is a distributed version control system (DVCS) originally created by Linus Torvalds in 2005 to support the development of the Linux kernel. It allows developers to keep track of every change made ...

How we use git and GitHub Let’s look at a few examples of how we think about some git and GitHub concepts in our day-to-day use at Pew Research Center. We expect some of these concepts to evolve as we ...

Feel like you're getting a handle on distributed version control? Take this 10-question introduction-to-Git quiz, and test your knowledge of basic commands, the history of the tool and how vendors are ...

While we're on the subject, Obsidian’s Git plugin needs a little more tinkering than its Joplin counterpart, but you can even use it to sync your notes to a private GitHub repository.

The U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning of hackers exploiting an arbitrary code execution ...

The latest version of Linus Torvalds' Git version-control system brings experimental support for the SHA-256 cryptographic hash, moving it away from its reliance on the less safe SHA-1.