Git Fundamentals - A Beginner's Guide to Managing Your Code

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. In this beginner-friendly course, you’ll learn Git essentials for managing code efficiently. You will start by setting up Git on your machine, understanding its purpose, and differentiating between Git and GitHub. Throughout the course, you’ll work with key Git concepts like cloning repositories, staging changes, committing, pushing, and pulling code. You will also explore more advanced Git commands like git log, git stash, and git revert to streamline your workflow. As you progress, you will dive into GitHub-specific workflows, like forking, pull requests, and code reviews, which are essential for collaboration. You'll also master branching to manage features and fixes independently, along with learning how to exclude files using .gitignore. The course equips you with the fundamental tools and skills needed to manage code and collaborate effectively in a team environment. This course is perfect for beginners who want to learn Git for version control and collaboration. No prior experience with Git or GitHub is required. By the end of the course, you will be able to set up Git, manage code repositories, collaborate with others using GitHub, and implement advanced Git commands for efficient version control.