Git and GitHub Beginners crash course 2021

Git and GitHub Beginners crash course 2021

This course shows  you how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage changes to source code and text files. The course is a beginners crash course that will teach you the basics of this popular open source version control system. 

Version control allows collaborative development which makes it easy for teams to work together on projects.
The effective use of version control is important and a useful skill for developers to have in their tool kit.

Git is a version control system which is like a series of snapshots of your code which can be referenced at any time.
GitHub  is a web based graphical interface where you can publish and host your Git repositories and collaborate with other people or teams.   Git and GitHub has become the industry-standard version control and publishing platform .  Git allows you to track changes and your development process and when used with GitHub it becomes an effective backup mechanism.

This course is for absolute beginners and will introduce you to the basics of using a version control system called Git and a collaboration platform called GitHub . Although this course does not involve any programming  students  who have a basic knowledge of programming or simple HTML might  find it easier to follow along . Also experience of using the command line might  come in handy though not mandatory as the course is so basic anyone can follow along easily.

What you will learn  include how to :

• Install git
• Commit  files to repository
• Write commit messages
• Understand the Git three-tree architecture
• Understand git workflow
• Track when  files are added and modified
• Create ignore file to exclude files and directories
• Create remote repository
• Create and merging branches
• Understand HEAD
• Pull updates
• Push updates

Hands-on Practical guide to Git and GitHub

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What you will learn

• Install Git
• Initialize a repository
• Add files to staging index

Rating: 4.4

Level: Beginner Level

Duration: 2.5 hours

Instructor: Bluelime Learning Solutions