# MarkLodato/visual-git-guide

A visual guide to git.

Repository: https://github.com/MarkLodato/visual-git-guide
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/visual-git-guide
Homepage: http://marklodato.github.io/visual-git-guide/
Language: HTML
License Family: other
Last push: 2023-02-16T13:15:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6050, "days_push": 1294, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1363, forks 312 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:30.489772+00:00)

## What it is
A concise visual reference website explaining how git commands work, illustrated with diagrams of commit graphs. Images are generated from TeX/TikZ sources and translated into many languages.

## Use cases
- learn how git commands affect the commit graph
- visual reference for git branching and merging
- explain git rebase vs merge with pictures
- teach git to beginners with diagrams
- find a multilingual git visualization guide

## When to choose
- you want quick visual explanations of git internals
- you need a shareable reference in multiple languages
- you're teaching or onboarding developers to git

## When to avoid
- you need an interactive git sandbox or tutorial
- you want exhaustive command documentation
- you need a tool rather than a reference

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: documentation, data-visualization
- domain: version-control, developer-tools, tutorials, documentation
- platform: cli
- tags: git, visual-guide, reference, tikz, education, multilingual, web-server

## Member repositories
- MarkLodato/visual-git-guide (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.489772+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:23.743334+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/MarkLodato/visual-git-guide (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:30.489772+00:00, sha 30e11faf0ddd)
  - homepage: http://marklodato.github.io/visual-git-guide/ (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:48.305183+00:00, sha 0d40056ca5e6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.