Git Training Overview
Accelebrate's Git for Developers training course teaches mobile, desktop and web developers to use Git, the leading software version control system. Git is distributed, free, and appropriate for development projects in almost any language.
Location and Pricing
Accelebrate offers instructor-led enterprise training for groups of 3 or more online or at your site. Most Accelebrate classes can be flexibly scheduled for your group, including delivery in half-day segments across a week or set of weeks. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private corporate training on-site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, instructor-led training from one of our partners.
Objectives
- Understand Git and Git fundamentals
- Review and edit the commit history
- Improve your daily workflow
- Branch, merge, and use remote repositories
- Use Git as a debugging tool
- Learn advanced Git concepts including object types, bundles, and more
Prerequisites
No prior experience with Git is presumed. Prior experience with other version control systems is helpful but not required.
Outline
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Introduction to Source Code Management
- The Core Principles of Change Management
- The Power to Undo Changes
- Audit Trails and Investigations
- Reproducible Software
Git Introduction and Basics
- Introduction to Git
- Trees and Commits
- Configuring Git
- Adding, Renaming, and Removing Files
Reviewing and Editing the Commit History
- Reviewing the Commit History
- Revision Shortcuts
- Fixing Mistakes
Improving Your Daily Workflow
- Simplifying Common Commands with Aliases
- Ignoring Build Artifacts
- Saving Changes for Later Use (Stashing)
Branching
- Branching Basics
- Listing Differences Between Branches
- Visualizing Branches
- Deleting Branches
- Tagging
Merging
- Merging Basics
- Merge Conflicts
- Merging Remote Branches
Remote Repositories
- Remote Repositories
- Synchronizing Objects with Remotes
- Tracking Branches
Centralizing and Controlling Access
- Introduction to GitLab
- Git Repositories on GitLab
- Daily Workflow
Reviewing Branching and Merging
- Branch Review
- Merging Basics
Rebasing
- Rebasing Basics
- Rebasing with Local Branches
- Rebasing with Remote Branches
- Interactive Rebasing
- Squashing Commits
- Getting Out of Trouble
Resetting Trees
- Introduction to Resetting
- Resetting Branch Pointers
- Resetting Branches and the Index
- Resetting the Working Directory
- Making Good Use of the Reset Command
More on Improving Your Daily Workflow
- Interactively Staging Changes
Including External Repositories
- Submodules
- Subtrees
- Choosing Between Submodules and Subtrees
Git as a Debugging Tool
- Using the Blame Command to See File History
- Performing a Binary Search
Advanced Concepts
- Git Object Types
- Content-Addressable Names
- Pack Files
- Bundles
Conclusion
Training Materials
All attendees receive comprehensive course materials.
Software Requirements
- Git 2.x or later
- Internet access for all attendees and the instructor
