Complete Git Guide: Understand and Master Git and GitHub

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This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master Git and GitHub with this comprehensive guide, designed to take you from beginner to advanced in version control and collaboration. By the end of the course, you will be able to set up Git across multiple operating systems, understand the difference between Git and GitHub, and grasp core Git principles. You’ll become proficient in shell commands to manage files, directories, and execute Git commands. Learn key operations such as committing changes, branching, merging, and resolving conflicts. Explore Git's internal workings, including objects, hashing, and repository structures. Advance to techniques like rebasing, Git hooks, and automation to streamline workflows. Master GitHub collaboration through cloning repositories, creating pull requests, forking, and contributing to open-source projects. Gain hands-on experience deploying websites with GitHub Pages, using Git tags for version control, and managing ignored files. Practical exercises ensure you apply Git in real-world scenarios. Ideal for developers and DevOps engineers, this course is perfect for anyone eager to master version control. Basic programming knowledge is helpful but not required.

Syllabus

Course 1: Git Fundamentals – Getting Started with Git and GitHub
Course 2: Master Version Control – Branching, Merging, Collaboration
Course 3: Advanced Git and GitHub – Optimization and Automation

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This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this advanced Git and GitHub course, you’ll dive deep into optimizing workflows and automating processes to enhance your version control skills. You’ll explore key topics such as Git tags, rebasing, and managing file statuses, while learning to leverage GitHub Pages and Git hooks for smooth and efficient development. Throughout the course, you will master advanced Git techniques like cherry-picking commits, performing interactive rebasing, and using Git log options to improve your workflow. You will gain a thorough understanding of using Git tags, creating annotated and lightweight tags, and pushing them to remote repositories. Additionally, you’ll learn to navigate the complexities of rebasing with confidence, including resolving conflicts and pushing changes to remote branches. The course also covers the intricacies of managing ignored files, working with detached HEAD states, and optimizing your GitHub Pages for deployment. This course is designed for intermediate learners with a basic understanding of Git. If you want to streamline your development process and increase your version control efficiency, this course will provide you with the essential tools and techniques. Whether you’re working solo or with a team, mastering these Git and GitHub strategies will greatly improve your ability to manage and deploy projects.
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In this course, you will master the Git version control system and GitHub, essential tools for modern software development. By the end of the course, you will be proficient in installing and configuring Git on macOS, Windows, and Linux. You’ll also gain a solid understanding of Git’s internal mechanics, including its data structure and object model. You will learn key Git operations, such as tracking project files, committing changes, handling branches, and resolving conflicts. The course starts with an introduction to Git and GitHub, followed by practical lessons on installation and configuration. As you progress, you’ll gain hands-on experience with basic Git commands, learning how to effectively track and manage files, commit changes, and navigate through your project’s history. You will also explore Git's powerful tools for branching and merging, which are crucial for collaborating on complex development projects. In the later sections, you'll dive deeper into advanced Git concepts, such as hash functions, object management, and efficient branching strategies. This course is ideal for beginners who want to gain a strong foundation in version control and collaborate effectively using GitHub. Whether you are a developer or a student, this course will equip you with the skills and insights necessary to manage your projects efficiently.
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This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Master version control with Git in this comprehensive course designed to make you proficient in Git workflows and collaboration techniques. By the end of this course, you'll be able to confidently manage version control, collaborate with team members, and navigate Git’s powerful branching and merging features. You’ll gain hands-on experience with Git commands, GitHub, and advanced tools like GitHub Desktop and SourceTree. The course begins by introducing cloning, exploring, and modifying remote repositories. It covers the essentials of committing changes, using the git diff command, and managing repository contents in GitHub and Visual Studio Code. As you move on, you'll dive into branch merging, starting with simple fast-forward merges and advancing to resolving merge conflicts, both through the terminal and in Visual Studio Code. Next, you'll explore GitHub’s role in collaborative development, how to push, fetch, and pull changes, and the process of creating and managing pull requests. The course also delves into forking repositories and contributing to open-source projects, including syncing changes from the upstream repository and submitting pull requests. You’ll also learn about configuring protected branch rules to enforce review policies for smooth collaboration. This course is ideal for software developers, engineers, and anyone looking to improve their version control and collaboration skills. Some experience with basic Git commands and GitHub is recommended, and the course caters to both intermediate learners and professionals.