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Git Tutorial for Beginners - Learn Git in 1 Hour

Programming with Mosh via YouTube

Overview

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Learn Git basics essential for a career in DevOps or Software Engineering in this comprehensive one-hour tutorial. Discover what Git is, how to use and install it, and configure your environment. Master fundamental concepts like initializing repositories, understanding Git workflow, staging files, and committing changes. Explore best practices for commits, learn to remove, rename, and ignore files, and gain proficiency in viewing staged and unstaged changes. Dive into visual diff tools, history viewing, and advanced techniques such as unstaging files, discarding local changes, and restoring earlier versions. Perfect for beginners, this tutorial provides a solid foundation in version control and collaborative development using Git.

Syllabus

Introduction.
What is Git?.
Using Git.
Installing Git.
Configuring Git.
Getting Help.
Cheat Sheet.
Taking Snapshots .
Initializing a Repository .
Git Workflow.
Staging Files.
Committing Changes.
Committing Best Practices.
Skipping the Staging Area.
Removing Files.
Renaming or Moving Files.
Ignoring Files.
Short Status.
Viewing the Staged and Unstaged Changes .
Visual Diff Tools.
Viewing the History.
Viewing a Commit.
Unstaging Files.
Discarding Local Changes.
Restoring a File to an Earlier Version .

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Programming with Mosh

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