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Commits, branches, merges and pull requests, drawn out step by step. Learn how Git really works, then use GitHub to collaborate like a professional team.

  • 10 days
  • ~25 min / day
  • Beginner
  • Free account required
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The big picture

Everything you'll cover, and how it fits together.

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Day by day

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  1. 1
    Day 1Up next 25 min

    Why Version Control?

    What Git is, how it thinks in snapshots, and setting it up.

    Version controlSnapshotsgit config
  2. 2
    Day 2 25 min

    Your First Repository

    The three areas of Git and the add → commit loop.

    git initStaging areagit commit
  3. 3
    Day 3 25 min

    Exploring History

    Read the story of your project and compare versions.

    git loggit diffgit show
  4. 4
    Day 4 25 min

    Undoing Things

    Fix mistakes safely, before and after committing.

    restoreamendrevertreset
  5. 5
    Day 5 25 min

    Branches

    Work on ideas in parallel without breaking main.

    git branchgit switchHEAD
  6. 6
    Day 6 25 min

    Merging & Conflicts

    Bring work together and resolve conflicts calmly.

    Fast-forwardMerge commitConflicts
  7. 7
    Day 7 25 min

    Remotes & GitHub

    Push your repository to GitHub and stay in sync.

    clonepushpullfetch
  8. 8
    Day 8 25 min

    Pull Requests & Reviews

    Propose changes and review each other's work.

    Pull requestsReviewsMerge options
  9. 9
    Day 9 25 min

    Team Workflows

    GitHub Flow, forks and keeping history tidy.

    GitHub FlowForksRebase
  10. 10
    Day 10 25 min

    GitHub Beyond Code

    Issues, Actions and Pages for a complete project.

    IssuesActionsPages