Git Version Control System

  1. Customizing Git
    1. Git Configuration
      1. Configuration Levels
        1. System-Level Configuration
          1. Global Settings
            1. Administrator Control
              1. Default Behaviors
              2. User-Level Configuration
                1. Personal Settings
                  1. User Preferences
                    1. Home Directory Storage
                    2. Repository-Level Configuration
                      1. Project-Specific Settings
                        1. Local Overrides
                          1. Team Standards
                        2. Editing Configuration Files
                          1. Manual File Editing
                            1. Command-Line Configuration
                              1. Configuration Validation
                              2. Common Configuration Options
                                1. User Identity
                                  1. Editor Settings
                                    1. Merge Tools
                                      1. Alias Definitions
                                        1. Behavior Modifications
                                      2. Git Attributes
                                        1. File-Specific Settings
                                          1. Attribute Assignment
                                            1. Pattern Matching
                                              1. Inheritance Rules
                                              2. Handling Line Endings
                                                1. Cross-Platform Compatibility
                                                  1. Automatic Conversion
                                                    1. Manual Control
                                                    2. Text and Binary File Handling
                                                      1. File Type Detection
                                                        1. Processing Rules
                                                          1. Diff Behavior
                                                          2. Merge Strategies for Specific Files
                                                            1. Custom Merge Drivers
                                                              1. File-Specific Handling
                                                                1. Conflict Resolution
                                                                2. Git Large File Storage
                                                                  1. Installing LFS
                                                                    1. Extension Installation
                                                                      1. Repository Configuration
                                                                        1. Server Setup
                                                                        2. Tracking Large Files
                                                                          1. File Pattern Configuration
                                                                            1. Automatic Detection
                                                                              1. Manual Tracking
                                                                              2. Pushing and Pulling LFS Files
                                                                                1. Transfer Protocols
                                                                                  1. Bandwidth Management
                                                                                    1. Storage Backends
                                                                                2. Ignoring Files
                                                                                  1. Syntax and Patterns
                                                                                    1. Glob Patterns
                                                                                      1. Negation Rules
                                                                                        1. Directory Handling
                                                                                        2. Global vs Local Ignore Files
                                                                                          1. Repository-Specific Rules
                                                                                            1. User-Global Rules
                                                                                              1. System-Wide Rules
                                                                                              2. Best Practices for .gitignore
                                                                                                1. Common Patterns
                                                                                                  1. Language-Specific Rules
                                                                                                    1. Tool-Generated Files
                                                                                                  2. Git Hooks
                                                                                                    1. Overview of Hooks
                                                                                                      1. Event-Driven Scripts
                                                                                                        1. Workflow Integration
                                                                                                          1. Quality Control
                                                                                                          2. Client-Side Hooks
                                                                                                            1. Pre-commit Hook
                                                                                                              1. Code Quality Checks
                                                                                                                1. Formatting Validation
                                                                                                                  1. Test Execution
                                                                                                                  2. Commit-msg Hook
                                                                                                                    1. Message Validation
                                                                                                                      1. Format Enforcement
                                                                                                                        1. Policy Compliance
                                                                                                                        2. Pre-push Hook
                                                                                                                          1. Push Validation
                                                                                                                            1. Remote Checks
                                                                                                                              1. Policy Enforcement
                                                                                                                            2. Server-Side Hooks
                                                                                                                              1. Pre-receive Hook
                                                                                                                                1. Push Validation
                                                                                                                                  1. Access Control
                                                                                                                                    1. Policy Enforcement
                                                                                                                                    2. Update Hook
                                                                                                                                      1. Reference Updates
                                                                                                                                        1. Branch Protection
                                                                                                                                          1. Validation Logic
                                                                                                                                          2. Post-receive Hook
                                                                                                                                            1. Notification Systems
                                                                                                                                              1. Deployment Triggers
                                                                                                                                                1. Integration Workflows
                                                                                                                                              2. Writing Custom Hooks
                                                                                                                                                1. Script Development
                                                                                                                                                  1. Language Choices
                                                                                                                                                    1. Error Handling
                                                                                                                                                    2. Enabling and Disabling Hooks
                                                                                                                                                      1. Hook Installation
                                                                                                                                                        1. Permission Management
                                                                                                                                                          1. Temporary Disabling

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