Summary
Below you will find a collection of tutorials teaching the basics of Git, the version control system.
Before You Start
These tutorials assume you have a basic understanding of the terminal.
Tutorials
Introduction
Why should I use Git?
Learn why you should use Git.
Setup
Install Git*
Learn how to install Git on macOS and Windows.
Set user name and email address
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email youremail@example.comInitialize a repo
git initCreate .gitignore file
Learn how to create a .gitignore file.
Basic Workflow
Stage files
git add .Commit files
git commit -m "Your commit message"View previous commits
git logBasic workflow
Learn a basic workflow you can use to practice using Git.
Intermediate Workflow
Create branch
git checkout -b branch-nameSwitch branch
git checkout branch-nameMerge branches
git checkout branch-to-merge-into
git merge branch-with-changesDelete branch
git branch -d branch-nameIntermediate workflow*
Learn an intermediate workflow you can use with Git.
Undoing Things
Undo git init
To undo the git init command, delete the .git folder.
Discard changes to file
git checkout -- file-nameUnstage files
git reset HEAD file-nameEdit your last commit
git commit --amendUndo your last commit
git reset --soft HEAD~1* work in progress
** coming soon
Next Steps
After learning Git, you can move on to our GitHub section, which will allow you to back up your local repositories to GitHub and collaborate with other developers.
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