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Learn Git

Don't be the developer that uses Git to simply add, commit, push, and pray. To truly be great you need to understand your tools.

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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That was one challenging unit! Well structured and taught. Never thought git was this detailed!

(5/5)
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Edwin Oyando

Kenya

Extremely interesting. Learned a lot!!!

(5/5)
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Stoyan Dirimanov

Bulgaria

Really great introduction to git. As someone who has been using the common add, push, pull, merge, and checkout for about 5 years, it was a great refresher and helped me understand some fundamentals I had been missing.

(5/5)
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Craig Bennett

United States

An awesome course that helped me understand what I was doing with a desktop git client this whole time.

(5/5)
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Noelle Badzik

United States

sometimes be more clear in which directory or so we work

(4/5)
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Jean-Nicolas

Germany

git gud

(5/5)
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Wellington Creat

Netherlands

great intro to git

(5/5)
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Moritz

Germany

Great intro, never used git before

(5/5)
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Jonathan Hull

United States

Fun and addicting way to learn git fundamentals!

(5/5)
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Ireland

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The only way to become a great developer is to write a lot of code

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Frequently asked Questions

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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.