Git Training Course

Who should attend

This course is aimed at Software Developers and Systems Administrators who are looking to use Git take control of Version / Source Control for their software projects.

Prerequisites

Delegates will ideally have some experience of programming / scripting and using Windows, MacOS X or Linux with the Command Line - please let us know if you need help with this as we can organise a short workshop to get you up to speed with the essentials.

Live, instructor-led online and on-site training

This Git course is available for private / custom delivery for your team - face-to-face, on-site at your location of choice, or remotely via MS Teams, Zoom or your own platform - get in touch to find out how we can deliver tailored training which focuses on your project requirements and learning goals.

Git Training Course Syllabus

Introduction

• What is a Version Control System (VCS)?
• Distributed vs Non-distributed VCS
• What is Git and where did it come from?
• Alternatives to Git
• Cloud-based solutions (Github, Gitlab, BitBucket etc)

Installation and Configuration

• Obtaining Git
• Installing Git
• Common configuration options
• GUI tools

Key Terminology

• Clone
• Working Tree
• Checkout
• Staging area
• Add
• Commit
• Push
• Pull
• Stash

Git - Local Repository Actions

• Creating a repository (git init)
• Checking status (git status)
• Adding files to a repository (git add)
• Committing files (git commit)
• Removing staged files (git reset)
• Removing committed files (git rm)
• Checking logs (git log)

Git - Remote Repository Actions

• Creating a remote repository (git init)
• Cloning repositories (git clone)
• Updating the remote repository from the local (git push)
• Updating the local repository from the remote (git pull)

Tagging in Git

• What are Git Tags?
• Listing tags
• Lightweight tags
• Displaying tag details (tag show)
• Annotated tags
• Checking out tags
• Pushing tags
• Pulling tags

Branching in Git

• What is a branch
• A note about andlt;HEADandgt;
• Listing branches
• Create new branch
• Checkout branch
• Pushing branches
• Pulling branches

Merging in Git

• Fetching Changes (git fetch)
• Rebasing (git rebase)
• Git Pull

Git Workflows

• Different ways of using Git
• Centralised
• Feature Branch
• Gitflow Workflow
• Forking Workflow

Git - Stashing Changes

• What is Stashing?
• Using Stash
• Creating a branch from a Stash

Advanced Repository Actions

• Removing untracked files (git clean)
• Remove staged changes (git reset)
• Revert a commit (git revert)
• Checkout a previous commit (git checkout)

Advanced Branching and Merging

• Deleting a Branch
• Fast forward merge
• Three way merge
• Resolving merge conflicts
• Cherry-Picking (git cherry-pick)

Advanced Git Configuration

• Aliases
• Submodules
• Patches
• Hooks