Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released.
The following errata were submitted by our customers and have not yet been approved or disproved by the author or editor. They solely represent the opinion of the customer.
Color Key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
| Version | Location | Description | Submitted by | Date Submitted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Page 12, dealing with single and double quotes whole page |
"The command line does not really care if you use double quotes or single quotes." is a wrong statement. In most unix-shells, double quoted strings are interpolated, while single quoted strings are not. That is a pretty big difference, and the whole page does not really make sense because of that. |
Anonymous | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| Printed | Page page 338 answer to first asterisk |
On page 338 answer page, when git branch -vv is executed, the commit message shown should not be "add first FAQ". It should be "addison's first commit" because Sangita had done a pull after addison's first commit on page 286 exercise. |
Bernard Ong | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Chapter 7: "WHO DOES WHAT SOLUTION" https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-git/9781492092506/ch07.html#who_does_what_solutionquestion_m-id00283 |
The command for "Searches the diffs of all commits" should be "log -p (or --patch)" rather than "log -S". Also the command for "Displays all the commits where the line that includes that text was changed in some way" should be "log -S" instead of "log -G". |
Robert Chu | May 02, 2023 | |
| Printed | Page Page 42 in the first line of the first bullet point on the right column |
"snapshop" should be "snapshot", just a typo :) |
Windy Lin | Apr 18, 2023 |
| How To Use This Book: Intro A word on organizing your files and projects |
Under the section "A word on organizing your files and projects" it instructs readers to visit the site i-love-git.com, to download the source files for the book. This site does not appear to be available. When I try to access the following error message is displayed "This site can’t provide a secure connection i-love-git.com sent an invalid response." |
Paul Thorpe | Oct 13, 2022 | |
| Printed | Page xxiv 2nd paragraph |
"We are fans of teasing things apart." I believe "teasing" was supposed to be "tearing", making this sentence read "We are fans of tearing things apart." |
Charlton Stanley | Aug 24, 2022 |
| Page 65 Text in picture |
"do" is printed twice: |
Dmitry Barovik | Aug 20, 2022 | |
| Page Page 54. End of the first paragraph |
"the" is printed twice: |
Dmitry Barovik | Aug 20, 2022 | |
| https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-git/9781492092506/ch03.html#:-:text=Since%20Git https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/head-first-git/9781492092506/ch03.html#:-:text=Since%20Git%20has,are%20all%20new! |
Instead of "added to the index", there should be "added to the working directory". |
Andrij Stecko | Jun 24, 2022 | |
| Page Chapter 2 (unknown page - using Safari Books online) Para beginning "So you’re all set up and ready to merge add-thurs-menu into master" |
For newest version of Git, I am using 2.34.1.windows.1, instead of VS Code prompting for a message, git merges using "ort" strategy, and assigns the default message. i.e. note following command and results Note from the Author or Editor: |
Michael Poole | Jan 18, 2022 |