Git- Novice to Expert

Name: Git- Novice to Expert
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Master Git by learning key topics like branching, merging, stashing and rebasing. Also teaches you the Git foundations .

Created byPradeep Kumar

Last updated 5/2020

English

What you'll learn

effectively use the git commands at work. The participant will also gain the confidence and will be able to leverage all the key features like feature branching, merging, working with GitHub and creating workflows which suits their development process.
The participant will also be able to comprehend what happens behind the scenes when a git command is executed and be in a position to mentor team mates on different key topics.

Course content

9 sections • 44 lectures • 4h 7m total length

What is VCS5:38
In this section, the we shall go though the concepts and key features of a traditional version control system. We shall first see what a version control system is, what are its features and how it is useful to us. We shall see features like branching, conflict resolution strategies and conclude with explaining what a tag is in VCS.
VCS Benefits1:14
VCS drawbacks2:17
Resources20:00

Understanding git commit chain1:26
In this module we will understand what is a git commit chain and how git maintains the integrity of the repository. Once we have understood the commit chain, we will then explore different commands which needs the foundation of commit chain.
Git Commit chain demo4:57
Introduction to merging1:20
This is an introduction to Merging and different options in Git for merging
Merging strategy - Fast-Forward merging6:19
Merging strategy - Recursive merging/3 way merging10:46
Merging strategy - Rebase5:17
Git rebase demo5:32

Amending a Commit8:18
In This video we are going to learn how to amend commits in git. I am also going to show you the other variations of using this command.
Git revert command6:07
In this command we are going to learn how to revert the changes in a standard way without manual changes.
git cherry pick command2:07
Git soft reset3:40
In this lecture, we will look at the soft reset command. This strategy is used to amend any arbitary commit or use to squash multiple commits to a single commit.
Git mixed reset3:01
Git hard reset1:53

Requirements

The participant needs some familiarity with working on software projects and understanding of any Version control system. However, the course does not assume any prior working experience with VCS and starts from really ground up.

Description

This course is intended for developers and SCM engineers who want to learn and start using Git as their version control systems. This course is designed in a manner that this will be useful for beginners. Also the concepts will be a refresher for experienced professionals. This course takes a step by step approach right from the basics of a Version control system and then introduces to the benefits and drawbacks of a VCS. Then we introduce you to Git VCS, explain how to setup Git and run through the most useful commands. Also I have included the topic to work with remote repository using Github.

Who this course is for:

This course is designed for developers, operations engineers and Architects who want to learn and use Git in their project. Participants familiar with basics of git will also leverage from some of the inner working of Git.
Having a basic understanding of a version control system will be useful but not mandatory to take up this course.

Git- Novice to Expert

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Course content

Introduction to Version control system4 lectures • 29min

Introduction to Git2 lectures • 9min

Git installation and configuration4 lectures • 16min

Git File life cycle6 lectures • 44min

Working with Remote Repository6 lectures • 49min

Working with branches6 lectures • 34min

Stashing in Git3 lectures • 6min

Merging strategies7 lectures • 36min

Git Advance concepts6 lectures • 25min

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