Git Essential Training

Course details

If you’ve ever wondered why someone should use Git or how to use it for version control, this is a great course to get started. Join Azure MVP and GitHub Star Barbara Forbes as she guides you through the installation process, the Git workflow, setting up and pushing code into a repo, and committing changes, all with a focus on version control and how Git can help you achieve it. Find out why people use Git. Learn how Git works, locally or through a provider, and how you can get it installed, configured, and running the way you need it to work. Follow the full process of pushing your code with Git, then explore ways to make changes to files. Discover important concepts in Git, like how to ignore files you don’t want to include, how branching and merging can help you with development, what should be in a commit, and how to troubleshoot common errors.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Get started with Git
02 - What you should know

1. Why Do You Want to Use Git

03 - Git for version control
04 - Git to share code
05 - Git to collaborate
06 - Open source

2. How Does Git Work

07 - Use Git locally
08 - Use a Git provider
09 - Distributed version control
10 - How to start working with Git

3. Install and Configure Git

11 - Use a Codespace for this course
12 - Install Git on Windows
13 - Install Git on Linux (PPT)
14 - Install Git on macOS
15 - Git GUI clients
16 - Optional - Install Visual Studio Code
17 - Configure Git

4. Push Your Code with Git

18 - Set up a remote repository
19 - Fork the course repository
20 - Clone the remote repository
21 - Create a file and stage it
22 - Commit a file
23 - Push the file to the remote repository
24 - Pull changes from the remote repository
25 - Initialize a repository locally and sync it
26 - Challenge - Push your first code
27 - Solution - Push your first code

5. Make Changes to Files

28 - Git status
29 - Edit a file and view changes
30 - Delete files
31 - Rename files
32 - Working with folders
33 - Undo your changes
34 - View commit history
35 - Go back in Git history
36 - Revert a commit
37 - Make use of the GUI of Visual Studio Code
38 - Challenge - Make a change and revert
39 - Solution - Make a change and revert

6. Important Concepts in Git

40 - Ignoring files
41 - The .git folder
42 - Create a branch in your repository
43 - Create and merge a pull request
44 - Git commit messages
45 - Solving a merge conflict
46 - Challenge - Create a branch and a pull request
47 - Solution - Create a branch and a pull request

Conclusion

48 - Next steps