source control

Repository version management

Source control is a system for tracking and managing changes to files, especially software code.

Developers use source control to record every revision, allowing them to retrieve earlier versions, merge contributions from multiple people, and undo mistakes.

Also called version control.

Did you commit your changes to source control?

We use Git for source control.

operations

commit

Bind to a course

pushForce something away
pullForce toward oneself
mergeCombine into unity

branch · checkout · clone · fork · rebase · revert · fetch · stash · cherry-pick · squash

branching

branch

Division or woody limb

trunkMain stem or storage
mainlineChief railway line
hotfixEmergency software repair

pull request · head · master · main · develop

history

revision

Altering to improve

logSectioned tree trunk
blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
annotateAdd explanatory remarks

changelog · audit trail · timeline · diff · delta · snapshot · version · hash · SHA · provenance

collaboration

pull request

Proposal to incorporate code changes

code reviewExamination of written software
conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
forkTined eating tool

contributor · maintainer · reviewer · approval · comments · peer review · permissions

systems

git

British term for fool

subversionUndermining established authority
mercurialProne to sudden change
perforceBy force of circumstance

fossil · bazaar

source control

commit

branch

revision

pull request

git

source control

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