In this tutorial, I’ll provide a complete introduction to both GitHub and Git (and explain the differences between the two!) By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have created a repository on ...

Yes, there is. But the title says “gentle introduction” after all, and I didn’t want to jump right in with terms like “branching” or “atomic operations”.

Finally, Git for Distributed Software Development (LFD109x) provides a thorough introduction to Git. Git is Linux Torvalds' other great accomplishment.