Getting Started with Git Version Control

Essential tips & tricks you need to get Git up and running.

Beginner

51 Lessons

Certificate of Completion

Essential tips & tricks you need to get Git up and running.

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This course includes

41 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

This course includes

41 Playgrounds

7 Quizzes

Course Overview

Git is one of the most widely used version control tools in the software industry. Whether working on frontend or backend, native or server-side applications, every software developer should be comfortable with Git version control. In this course, you’ll learn how Git is used in software projects and the basics of version control. Moreover, you’ll learn commits, pushing code, branches, and Git Stash. Finally, you’ll learn to use Git for remote collaboration, including reconciling conflicts and correcting e...Show More

What You'll Learn

A strong understanding of Git version control and its applications in software projects

A working knowledge of common Git functions, including code commit, pushing, branching, and stashing

A deep familiarity with Git for remote collaboration, including team roles

Hands-on experience using Git for conflict reconciliation and error correction

The ability to control versioning of code repositories using fetch, pull, reversion, and cherry-picking functions

What You'll Learn

A strong understanding of Git version control and its applications in software projects

Course Content

Getting Started

Get familiar with Git's core concepts, configuration, and the importance of version control.

Before We Begin

Version Control and Significance of Git

Configuration

Basic Command

Get started with initializing Git repositories, selective staging, commit messages, and using aliases.

The git init Command and the First Commit

Selectively git add Files

Ignore Files With .gitignore

Write a git commit Message

Status of the Current Changes

Commit Log

Git Alias Configuration

Quiz

Behind the Scenes

Examine Git's .git folder, commit hashes, branches, change tracking stages, and file tracking nuances.

The .git Folder and Snapshots Links

Commit Hash

Branches and References

The Different Stages of Tracking Changes

Git Tracks Files, Not Folders

Quiz

Essential Techniques

Apply your skills to efficient branching, committing, merging, and staging techniques in Git.

Create a Branch

Check Out a Specific Commit

Merge Branches

The git diff Command

Maintain a Clean Commit History

Use git add Interactively

Quiz

Flow Control

Map out the steps for managing branches and stabilizing code in Git.

The Workflow of Branches

The Stable production and hotfix Branches

The Working development and Feature development Branches

Quiz

Remote and Collaboration

8 Lessons

Investigate collaborating with Git through roles, remote repositories, branches, pushes, pulls, and GitHub.

Handle Conflicts

2 Lessons

Build on understanding and resolving Git merge conflicts effectively.

Undo Changes

7 Lessons

Step through Git commands to stash, reset, and revert changes efficiently.

Rebase and Cherry Pick

5 Lessons

Walk through git rebase and cherry-pick techniques for streamlined commit history management.

10.

Conclusion

1 Lesson

Master the steps to confidently handle Git with essential skills and advanced techniques.

Course Author

Trusted by 1.4 million developers working at companies

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

Carlos Matias La Borde

Software Developer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Vinay Krishnaiah

Software Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Kenan Eyvazov

DevOps Engineer

Souvik Kundu

Front-end Developer

Eric Downs

Musician/Entrepeneur

Anthony Walker

@_webarchitect_

Evan Dunbar

ML Engineer

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