Git

Git is a free and open source version control system. Git is a more sophisticated replacement for CVS. You can find the official Git mirror of the Moodle CVS repository at http://git.moodle.org/. The particular advantage of Git is its distributed model, making it ideal for managing local customisations to Moodle. It is also suitable for development of contrib plugins for Moodle.

Use the Git category link at the end of this page to get a list of all Git related pages.

General git manuals and tutorials

• Pro Git
• Officail Git tutorial
• GitHub Help

Moodle specific Git guides

• Installing Moodle from Git repository - TODO
• Maintaining Moodle customisations with Git - TODO
• Submitting patches and pull requests - TODO
• Git repositories for contrib modules - TODO

Tools

The most powerful tool you can git is probably command line git. If you prefer clicking you can try one of the following, more information at http://git-scm.com/tools.

IDE integrations

• EGit - Eclipse plugin
• Netbeans - official early access Git plugin available in development repository
• PHPStorm - commercial IDE

Frontends

• TortoiseGit - Windows only
• GitX - OS X only
• SmartGit - feature rich multiplatform UI (free for non-commercial use)

Hosting

• GitHub - probably the best hosting choice for beginners
• Gitorious - free hosting running on open source code