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.
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What you'll learn
- set up Git on multiple operating systems
- understand the differences between Git and GitHub
- execute core Git commands for version control
- manage Git branches and resolve conflicts
- utilize GitHub for collaborative work
- deploy websites using GitHub Pages
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