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Git Tutorial for Beginners - Command-Line Fundamentals

Corey Schafer via YouTube

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This beginner course introduces Git as a distributed version control system and teaches command-line workflows for local and remote repositories, including staging, commits, cloning, branching, pushing, pulling, and merging.

Syllabus

Intro
What is Git
Installation
Check Version
Global Configuration Variables
Get Help
Two Scenarios
Local Code Base
Git Status
Working Directory Staging Area Commits
Adding Files to Staging Area
Git Reset
Remove Staging Files
Commit
Commit Status
Cloning a Remote Project
Viewing the Remote Project
Committing Changes Locally
Committing Changes Remotely
Creating a Branch
Push to Remote Repository
Faster Example

Taught by

Corey Schafer

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    Sabri Walsh
    A very quick and to the point course for git basics! Great recall throughout and the faster example was helpful to tie things together.
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