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Learn Git

Don't be the developer that uses Git to simply add, commit, push, and pray. Learn how it works under the hood.

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What will you learn?

Ah, Git. The source control system that every developer uses, but few truly understand. In this course, we'll not just learn how to use Git, but we'll go over some of the plumbing commands that make it all work. By the end, you'll have everything you need to know to get started using Git as a professional developer, plus a bit extra.

Chapter List

1
Setup
Install and configure Git on your local machine
2
Repositories
Learn about Git repositories, what they are, and how to work with commits
3
Internals
Learn how Git stores data on the files system and the plumbing commands that make it all work
4
Config
Learn how to configure Git and set up your user information
5
Branching
Practice creating and switching between branches
6
Merge
Merge changes from one branch into another and learn how merge commits work
7
Rebase
Learn about the cooler way to integrate changes from one branch into another
8
Reset
Learn how to undo changes with the reset command
9
Remote
Setup a remote repository and learn how to push and pull changes
10
GitHub
Learn how to use Git with GitHub, the most popular Git hosting service
11
Gitignore
Learn about using a .gitignore file to exclude files and directories from being tracked by Git.

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Duha Kmail

Palestinian Territories

Very helpful course to learn git basics. really enjoy it

(4/5)
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Ahd Kalboneh

Palestinian Territories

so good material and order

(5/5)
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Hanan Abuzainab

Palestinian Territories

A perfect mix of useful and fun. I really enjoyed it

(5/5)
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Ibraheem Abdel Haq

Palestinian Territories

Good for learning Git basics. For better understanding I recomment to have more practice. There is just a theory, not a lot of practice.

(5/5)
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Sergei LastName

Tbilisi

wow

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Habtamu Tsegaye

Addis Ababa

greate course showing a lot of behind the scene thigns and makes me familiar with things that i did not know before

(5/5)
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Mohammed Shareef

United States

Very great introductory overview of Git Basics!

(5/5)
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Austin

United States

This is just what I wished I'd been taught in school!

(5/5)
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Matt Szpunar

United States

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Yes! It's free to create an account and start learning. You'll get all the immersive and interactive features for free for a few chapters. After that, if you still haven't paid for a membership, you'll be in read-only (content only) mode.