Introduction to Git / Git Quick Start

Course Objectives

This course is approximately 50% hands-on, combining expert lecture, real-world demonstrations and group discussions with machine-based practical labs and exercises.  Our engaging instructors and mentors are highly experienced practitioners who bring years of current "on-the-job" experience into every classroom.  

Working in a hands-on learning environment led by our expert practitioner attendees will explore:

• Git Basics
• Git Branching
• Git on the Server
• Distributed Git
• Git Tools
• Customizing Git

Need different skills or topics?  If your team requires different topics or tools, additional skills or custom approach, this course may be further adjusted to accommodate.  We offer additional GIT, DevOps, Docker, container, security, programming, and other related topics that may be blended with this course for a track that best suits your needs.

Course Prerequisites

This hands-on course is geared for Software developers, project managers, software architects and solutions architects, release managers, or anyone else in IT who will be using the Git repository.

Please see the Related Courses tab for specific Pre-Requisite courses, Related Courses that offer similar skills or topics, and next-step Learning Path recommendations.

Course Agenda

Please note that this list of topics is based on our standard course offering, evolved from typical industry uses and trends. We will work with you to tune this course and level of coverage to target the skills you need most.

1. Git Basics

• Introduction to Git
• Git Repository
• Recording Changes to the Repository
• Viewing the Commit History
• Undoing Things
• Tagging

2. Git Branching

• Branching and Merging
• Branch Management
• Branching Workflows
• Remote Branches
• Rebasing

3. Git on the Server

• The Protocols
• Getting Git on a Server
• Generating SSH Public Key
• Setting up the Server
• Public Access
• Hosted Git (GITHub)
• Working with Remotes

4. Distributed Git

• Distributed Workflows
• Contributing to a Project
• Maintaining a Project

5. Git Tools

• Revision Selection
• Interactive Staging
• Rewriting History
• Debugging with Git (bisect)
• Submodules
• Subtree Merging

6. Customizing Git

• Git Configuration
• Git Attributes
• Git Hooks

Course Materials

Student Materials: Each participant will receive a Student Guide with course notes, code samples, software tutorials, step-by-step written lab instructions, diagrams and related reference materials and resource links. Students will also receive the project files (or code, if applicable) and solutions required for the hands-on work. Any courseware of lab materials provided in a cloud (if applicable) will also be made available to you separately.

Hands-On Setup Made Simple! Our dedicated tech team will work with you to ensure our ‘easy-access’ cloud-based course environment, or local installation, is accessible, fully-tested and verified as ready to go well in advance of the course start date, ensuring a smooth start to class and effective learning experience for all participants. We can also help you install this course locally if preferred. Please inquire for details and options.

Every-Course Extras = High-Value & Long-Term Learning Support! All Public Schedule courses include our unique EveryCourse Extras package (Post-Course Resource Site access with Review Labs & Live Instructor Follow-on Support, access to QuickSkills recorded High-Value lessons, Free *Live* Course Refresh Re-Takes, early access to Special Offers, Free Courses & more). Please inquire for details.