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Git Version Control for Beginners

Computer Programming

5 courses

69 practices

5 hours

Explore Git's essential tools in this beginner-friendly course path. You'll learn to manage code with commits, branches, and remote repositories. Master undoing changes, collaborating via platforms like GitHub, and leveraging advanced Git features for effective version control.

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Verified skills you'll gain

DEVELOPING

Computer Science Fundamentals

INTERMEDIATE

Collaboration and Code Review

Tools you'll use

Bash

Git

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Course 2

Working with Branches

5 lessons

16 practices

Branches allow you to work on different versions of your project in parallel, making Git a powerful tool for collaboration. This section covers the concept of branching, how to create, switch, and manage branches, and how to handle merging changes effectively.

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Course 3

Undoing Changes and Time Traveling

3 lessons

12 practices

Git’s undo and "time travel" capabilities allow you to navigate through your project’s history and make corrections when necessary. This section explores ways to check out old commits, discard or reset changes, and revert commits, giving you full control over your project’s state.

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Course 4

Working with Remote Repositories

4 lessons

12 practices

Remote repositories enable collaboration by allowing multiple users to work on the same codebase. This section introduces how to work with remote repositories like GitHub, covering topics like cloning, pushing changes, and working with remote branches.

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Course 5

Advanced Git Features

5 lessons

16 practices

For more complex workflows, Git provides advanced features that help manage branches, commit history, and more. This section introduces advanced tools like rebasing, using git diff, managing tags, and working with reflogs to recover lost commits.

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Data Scientist

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I love that it's personalized. When I'm stuck, I don't have to hope my Google searches come out successful. The AI mentor Cosmo knows exactly what I need.

Faith Yim

Software Engineer

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Alex Bush

Full Stack Engineer

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Tech consultant

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Senior Machine Learning Engineer

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