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Programming Foundations: Version Control with Git

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Safeguard your projects and streamline your workflow using Git. Learn how to manage repositories using the command line or a graphical user interface (GUI).

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Don't lose work
  • What you should know
  • Working with the exercise files
1. Introduction to Version Control
  • Why you need version control
  • What is version control?
  • What is Git?
  • The command line vs. the GUI
  • Git concepts and terminology
  • Hosting services
  • Git workflow
  • Installing Git on Mac
  • Installing Git on PC
2. Git and the Command Line
  • Using the command line
  • Command line basics
  • Configure Git settings
  • Setting up a local repository
  • Setting up a remote repository
  • Adding changes with Git add and commit
  • Keep repositories up to date with Git pull and push
  • Deleting a repository or branch
  • Challenge: Putting it all together
  • Solution: Putting it all together
3. Git and Graphical User Interfaces (GUI)
  • Using GUIs
  • Install GUI
  • Working with a repository
  • Adding changes and keeping up to date
  • What is Git branching?
  • Working with branches
  • Merging branches
  • Challenge: Putting it all together
  • Solution: Putting it all together
Conclusion
  • Git for collaboration
  • Next steps

Taught by

Christina Truong

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