Introducing GIT Training

• Delegates should be comfortable with the concepts of software development, file systems and the command line. No specific programming skills are required.
• Students will need an email address they are willing to use as part of this course to build and work with GIT and GITHub

Please note: Before attending this class delegates must have a Microsoft account (signing up one is free). The instructions on how to set up a Microsoft account can be found here.

Git Basics

• Installing GIT
• Working with the BASH
• Using the GUI
• Understanding the Architecture of a GIT application

Git Repos

• Creating repositories
• Staged and unstaged resources
• Working with the GIT commit lifecycle
• Understanding when to commit

Git Updates and Tracking

• Extending the git lifecycle to manage change
• Understanding and working with hunks
• Using GIT diff and dry run to commit with confidence
• Working with GITK

Branching

• Working with the Master branch and the HEAD
• Working with the commit history
• Checking out branches
• Building and maintaining new branches
• Merging branches
• Exploring branch management strategy
• Stashing incomplete commits

Cloning and Remotes

• Cloning repositories
• Working with remotes
• Using GIThub
• Pulling and pushing repositories
• Managing out of sink branches
• GIT in task run solutions