Gain hands-on experience with Git, exploring core concepts like initializing and branching to advanced techniques such as Git stash and cherry-picking, and complete assessments to solidify understanding.

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Git is one of the most widely used version control tools, and is something that every developer should become comfortable with. In this course, you will get hands-on experience working with Git so that when it comes time to use it, you’ll be ready.

You’ll start by learning some of the more fundamental concepts such as initializing a Git repository, adding files to a repository, and how to commit changes. You’ll also learn how to clone a repository, and how to create branching.

You’ll then make your way to some more advanced concepts like Git stash, cherry-picking, working with multiple repositories, pushing code, and a lot more.

To really test your understanding, you will complete four assessments that start with the core basics and go all the way up to advanced Git.

By the end of this course, you will have a proficient and working knowledge of Git which will serve you well throughout your career.

Learn Git the Hard Way

To initialize a Git repository, run `git init` from within the root folder of the source that you want to manage.

```Shell
1	mkdir lgthw_git_basics
2	cd lgthw_git_basics
3	git init
```


This locally initializes a database in the folder `.git`. Your repository is entirely stored within this `.git` folder. To work with this repository, you don't need to worry about any other files.
>There are config files for Git, but these are global to the host. You can ignore them for now.

Have a look at the files within your `.git` folder by typing in:

```Shell
4	cd .git
5	ls
```

It’s not part of the scope of this course to go into detail about all the Git internals files seen here. You will cover some of them as you dive into the course though.

What _is_ worth being aware of here are:

- The `HEAD` file
- The `config` file

# `HEAD`

The `HEAD` file is key: it points to the current branch or commit ID you are currently on within your Git repository.

If you look at the file, you will see its contents contain the string:

`refs/heads/master`

This is an internal representation of the default `master` branch. Let’s take a look at the `HEAD` file.

```Shell
6	cat HEAD
```

Learn how to initialize a “Git repository” in your project.

Introduction

Introduction to Git

Git Basics

Clone a Repository

Git Branching

Merging

Assessment #1 - Git Core

Git Stash

Git Add Interactive

Reflog

Cherry Picking

Git Rebase

Git Bisect

Assessment #2 - Advanced Local Git

Fetching and Pulling Content

Working With Multiple Repositories

Pushing Code

Git Submodules

Pull Requests

Assessment #3 - Remote Repository Management

Git Log

Squashing Commits

Bare Repositories

Cherry-Picking and Three-Way Merges

Git Hooks

Assessment #4 - Advanced Git

Finished

Initializing Git Repository