Learn Git & GitHub - Basic & Intermediate Concepts: The Command Line, Git Version Control, GitHub Collaboration, & More!

What you'll learn

The Ultimate Git & GitHub Mastery Course - Core Concepts, Commands, and Collaboration - Branching Strategies and Mergers - From Beginners to Advanced Users

Taught by a best-selling Udemy author, Udemy Instructor Partner, & Tenured College Professor with 25 years of experience teaching people how to master coding

From fundamentals to advanced features, this training will give you a strong foundation in Git and GitHub: commands, branching, merges, pull requests and more

Presented in high-quality video lectures, this Git course will allow you to master Git and GitHub, making you skilled with version control for all projects

A comprehensive 56-page course outline is included in the course, along with lifetime access, allowing you to review material anytime and learn new updates

Hands-on exercises with video solutions, including all Git repository files, allow you to apply what you're learning and grow your skills with Git and GitHub

Master using Git commands including git clone, git push, git pull, git merge, git fetch, git stash, git branch, git revert, git restore, git reset, and more

Included in the course are GitHub features like pull requests, forks, GitHub Actions, GitHub Pages, and managing issues and projects

Also included in the course: managing Git repositories, resolving conflicts, remote repositories, SSH authentication, hash algorithms, and git internals

Collaboration in GitHub is also covered, along with sharing code, working with collaborators, resolving merge conflicts, and working in VS Code

Fetching and integrating data from remote repositories is also covered, recovering deleted files, and pruning branches

An introduction to working at the terminal is also provided in the course to help beginners who are just getting started

Over 400,000 students taught, Lifetime course access, Hands-on exercises with solutions

100% satisfaction guaranteed, Learn at your own pace, This course is tested and proven

Requirements

No prior experience is needed. This Git & GitHub course is great for beginners!

Description

This course provides comprehensive coverage of both beginner and intermediate concepts in Git and GitHub, the cornerstones of today's coding environment.Together we will start with the fundamentals, including working at the terminal, then move through beginner and intermediate topics in Git & GitHub. This will give you the skills you need to confidently use Git & GitHub in all situations.Taught by Todd McLeod, a professor with more than 25 years of experience, this course has been meticulously designed, revised, and perfected to make mastering Git and GitHub as simple as possible.Provided in conversational and enjoyable lectures, this course covers topics such as:Navigating Git repositories and the GitHub interfaceUnderstanding version control and Git's architectureCommitting, branching, and merging code changesConfiguring and managing your Git environmentCollaborating with other developers using GitHubAdvanced Git operations and best practicesWork seamlessly with remote repositoriesSetting up Git with VS Code for a robust development environmentUtilizing Git's powerful command line interface for more controlGit and GitHub security best practicesThe outline of the course includes all of these topics, and more:Introduction to Git, GitHub, and Version Control SystemsNavigating Git and GitHub InterfaceUnderstanding File Versions and BackupsCollaborative Workflows in Git and GitHubThe History of Git: Linus Torvalds' Creation StoryBasic Command Line Operations for GitBash on WindowsFile and Folder Management in BashUsing Environment VariablesInstalling and Configuring GitGit Basic Operations: Staging, Committing, and Viewing HistoryExploring Git Logs and CommitsUnderstanding Git Trees and AncestryGit Configurations and SettingsWorking with Remote Repositories on GitHubFile Versioning and BranchingResolving Merge ConflictsGit in VS CodeSearching and Filtering CommitsAdvanced Git Operations: Restore, Revert, ResetSemantic Versioning and Git TaggingAdvanced Branching and Merging StrategiesGit Stash: Temporary Code SavingTracking and Syncing Branches in Remote RepositoriesForking Repositories and Making Pull RequestsThis course will give you the skills to proficiently manage source code, collaborate with team members, and track changes using Git and GitHub. Beginning with the fundamentals of version control, the course introduces you to Git's core functionality and command-line features. You'll learn to initialize repositories, stage changes, create commits, and examine logs.As you move into intermediate topics, the course shifts focus to GitHub, teaching you how to push local repositories to remote, handle pull requests, resolve merge conflicts, and contribute to open-source projects.Whether you're a beginner looking to understand the basics or an intermediate user aiming to refine your skills, this course offers a comprehensive guide to mastering both Git and GitHub.Described as "transformative," "eye-opening," and "a game-changer," this Git and GitHub training will revolutionize how you approach software development.Enroll now to take your Git & GitHub skills to the next level!

Overview

Section 1: Mastering git, github, and version control systems

Lecture 1 Navigating this course

Lecture 2 Thinking about versions of files

Lecture 3 Thinking about backing up files

Lecture 4 Thinking about sharing files

Lecture 5 Thinking about collaborating

Lecture 6 Linus Torvalds git creation story

Lecture 7 Normalizing working with git

Lecture 8 The path to success

Section 2: Terminal basics: a beginner's guide to navigating the command line

Lecture 9 The terminal / shell / bash

Lecture 10 Terminal / shell / bash on Windows

Lecture 11 Terminal / shell / bash on Apple Mac computers

Lecture 12 Terminal / shell / bash – navigation

Lecture 13 Terminal / shell / bash – manage files & folders

Lecture 14 Terminal / shell / bash – pipe and grep

Lecture 15 Terminal / shell / bash – environment variables

Lecture 16 Terminal / shell / bash – setting environment variables

Lecture 17 Terminal / shell / bash – using bashrc

Lecture 18 Terminal / shell / bash – customize your bash prompt

Lecture 19 Terminal / shell / bash – explore git bash settings

Lecture 20 Terminal / shell / bash – hash algorithms

Section 3: Git essentials: installing and using git

Lecture 21 See your git version with git version

Lecture 22 How does git work

Lecture 23 Initialize a git repository with git init

Lecture 24 Basic git operations: staging, status, committing, and log

Lecture 25 Looking at git commit messages in vs code

Section 4: Using git log to view repository history

Lecture 26 Exploring git commit history: basic techniques with git log

Lecture 27 How to navigate results in the terminal: shortcut keys

Lecture 28 Filtering git log by author, keywords, and ranges

Lecture 29 Looking at options for git log: patch and stats

Lecture 30 Filtering commits using git log by time range

Lecture 31 Using git log to visualize your repository history

Section 5: Exploring a directory tree

Lecture 32 Exploring a directory tree in git

Lecture 33 Comparing log & show in git

Lecture 34 Understanding ancestry terminology in git

Lecture 35 Exploring ancestry in a git directory tree

Section 6: Global variables, local variables, & git config

Lecture 36 An introduction to git config

Section 7: Getting started with github

Lecture 37 Creating a remote repo - step 0, create an account

Lecture 38 Creating a remote repo - step 1, SSH

Lecture 39 Creating a remote repo - step 2, create repo

Lecture 40 Creating a remote repo - step 3, pushing code

Lecture 41 Seeing different versions of files at different points in time

Lecture 42 Understanding the local and remote repo

Lecture 43 Ignoring files in a git repository

Lecture 44 Understanding the readme file

Section 8: Working with remote repositories in git

Lecture 45 git clone

Lecture 46 git fetch & merge

Lecture 47 git pull

Lecture 48 The pareto principle

Section 9: Using VS Code with git & GitHub

Lecture 49 Installing VS Code

Lecture 50 Launch VS Code from bash

Lecture 51 Terminal in VS Code items

Section 10: Seeing differences in files

Lecture 52 See differences - command line interface (CLI)

Lecture 53 See differences - vs code (GUI)

Lecture 54 See differences in GitHub (remote repo)

Lecture 55 See a specific commit

Lecture 56 Search for a specific commit with grep

Lecture 57 Pareto operations in vs code

Section 11: File and folder operations

Lecture 58 Recovering a file's contents

Lecture 59 Renaming a file - vs code (GUI)

Lecture 60 Adding two folders

Section 12: Understanding restore, revert, and reset

Lecture 61 Restore things in your working directory

Lecture 62 Undo a commit with git revert

Lecture 63 Comparing restore, revert, reset - soft reset

Lecture 64 git reset mixed

Lecture 65 git reset hard

Section 13: Using git tag for semantic versioning

Lecture 66 Semantic versioning

Lecture 67 Best documentation for git

Lecture 68 git tag

Lecture 69 Copy and move a file in bash & git show a specific tag

Lecture 70 Tag an old commit

Lecture 71 Delete a tag

Section 14: Working with branches in git & merging branches

Lecture 72 An introduction to branches

Lecture 73 Creating a new branch

Lecture 74 Switching between branches

Lecture 75 Merging branches

Lecture 76 Seeing the differences between branches

Lecture 77 Deleting a branch

Lecture 78 Visually seeing your branches with GAOD

Lecture 79 Checking out a treeish, detached head, branching

Lecture 80 Understanding fast-forward merges

Lecture 81 Regular merging - main changed, branch changed

Section 15: Further exploring merging branches in git

Lecture 82 Seeing merged & no-merged

Lecture 83 Understanding merge conflicts

Lecture 84 Understanding working directory changes

Lecture 85 Creating a merge conflict

Lecture 86 Resolving a merge conflict - in nano

Lecture 87 Resolving a merge conflict - in VS Code

Lecture 88 Aborting a merge conflict

Lecture 89 Keeping a branch up-to-date with main

Section 16: Understanding stash in git

Lecture 90 Working with stash in git

Section 17: Having one branch track another branch

Lecture 91 Understanding tracking

Section 18: Working with a remote repository

Lecture 92 Pushing another branch to a remote repository

Lecture 93 Checking out another branch on a remote repository

Lecture 94 Delete a remote branch

Lecture 95 Forking a repo and pull requests

Section 19: Congratulations!

Lecture 96 Great job!

Lecture 97 Bonus lecture

This course covers beginner and intermediate Git & GitHub skills.,This Git course is for beginner and intermediate programmers, developers, & software engineers.,This course provides thorough instruction for beginner and intermediate Git & GitHub concepts.