Information Technology Reference
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CHAPTER 13
More Recipes
In this closing chapter, I discuss some details that have not been covered and sooner or
later can become indispensable to you. You will learn:
• How to use the command
$ git diff
to compare different versions of
files.
• How to overcome the problems concerning line endings.
• Three different methods to configure ignored files
• Using tags
• The command
$ git archive
to generate zipped package containing
your project
13-1. Working with the $ git diff com-
mand
Problem
You want to learn how to use the
$ git diff
command to analyze the difference
between two versions of the same file.
Solution
