Learn the fundamentals of version control and Git basics.
- What is version control?
- Git vs other VCS
- Git installation
- Git configuration
- Repository concepts
- Working directory
- Git workflow overview
- Command line basics
Create and manage Git repositories effectively.
- Repository initialization
- Git init vs clone
- Repository structure
- .git directory
- Working tree
- Index/staging area
- Repository status
- Basic configuration
Master essential Git commands for daily development.
- git add and staging
- git commit
- git status
- git log
- git diff
- git show
- File lifecycle
- Command options
Work with branches for parallel development and feature isolation.
- Branch concepts
- Creating branches
- Switching branches
- Merging strategies
- Fast-forward merges
- Three-way merges
- Merge conflicts
- Branch management
Collaborate with others using remote repositories and GitHub.
- Remote repository concepts
- Adding remotes
- Pushing changes
- Fetching and pulling
- GitHub integration
- SSH keys
- Clone vs fork
- Remote tracking
Implement effective Git workflows for team collaboration.
- Centralized workflow
- Feature branch workflow
- Gitflow workflow
- GitHub flow
- GitLab flow
- Pull requests
- Code reviews
- Workflow selection
Handle merge conflicts and resolve integration issues.
- Understanding conflicts
- Conflict markers
- Manual resolution
- Merge tools
- Rebase conflicts
- Prevention strategies
- Best practices
- Advanced scenarios
Explore project history and inspect changes effectively.
- Git log variations
- Commit formatting
- Filtering history
- Blame and annotate
- Bisect for debugging
- Show command
- Visual tools
- History analysis
Master advanced Git features like rebase, stash, and cherry-pick.
- Interactive rebase
- Squashing commits
- Cherry-picking
- Git stash
- Reset vs revert
- Reflog
- Tags and releases
- Submodules
Customize Git for improved productivity and workflow.
- Global vs local config
- User settings
- Editor configuration
- Merge tools setup
- Git aliases
- Hooks
- Ignore files
- Performance tuning
Follow Git best practices for maintainable project history.
- Commit message conventions
- Atomic commits
- Branch naming
- Code review practices
- Repository structure
- Security considerations
- Performance optimization
- Team guidelines
Use Git with IDEs, GUI tools, and CI/CD systems.
- Git GUI applications
- IDE integration
- VS Code Git features
- Command line tools
- CI/CD integration
- GitHub Actions
- Automation scripts
- Third-party tools