This zine explains git’s core concepts (commits! branches! merging! remotes!) with minimal jargon and a focus on the actual problems that can ruin your day. What does fast-forward failed mean? What’s “detached HEAD state” and what are you supposed to do about it? Why do commits sometimes get lost, and how can you get them back? If you’re still perplexed by git even though you’ve been using it for years, this zine is for you!

Bash scripts today are pretty much exactly the same as they were 15 years ago. So if you take the time today to learn the weird way bash works, everything you learn will still be true in 10 years. If you learn everything in this zine you’ll be way more comfortable with bash scripting than most programers. Also who wouldn’t want an excuse to learn Bash with this delicious cover?

You might think a zine won’t cutiefy your workspace but it will definitely improve your productivity! For those who want to get into Linux or who already are Linux users this zine is for you. You never know when you’ll be confused about a system call, or terms like “file descriptor,” this zine has all the important Linux concepts you’ll need. You’ll learn about threads, permissions, processes, memory allocation, mmap, shared libraries, and much more!