Module 1: Introduction to Git & Version Control
- What is Git? Why use it?
- How Git compares to other version control systems
- Key concepts: Repository, commits, branches, merge
Module 2: Setting Up Git
- Installing Git (Windows, macOS, Linux)
- Configuring Git (
git config, global vs. local settings) - Setting up SSH keys for GitHub/GitLab
- Hands-on: Creating your first Git repository
Module 3: Git Basics – Working with Repositories
- Initializing a repository (
git init) - Cloning a repository (
git clone) - Staging changes (
git add) - Committing changes (
git commit) - Viewing history (
git log,git show) - Hands-on: Making and tracking changes in Git
Module 4: Branching & Merging
- Understanding Git branches (
git branch) - Switching branches (
git checkout,git switch) - Merging changes (
git merge) - Fast-forward vs. three-way merges
- Resolving merge conflicts
- Hands-on: Creating and merging branches
Break – 30 minutes
Module 5: Remote Repositories & Collaboration
- Working with remote repositories (
git remote add,git fetch) - Pushing and pulling changes (
git push,git pull) - Forking and cloning repositories
- Working with GitHub/GitLab
- Hands-on: Collaborating with Git using remote repositories
Module 6: Git Undo & Rewriting History
- Reverting changes (
git checkout,git restore) - Undoing commits (
git reset,git revert) - Working with stash (
git stash) - Amending commits (
git commit --amend) - Hands-on: Undoing changes and managing commit history
Module 7: Git Best Practices & Workflows
- Best practices for commit messages
- Feature branching, Git Flow, and trunk-based development
- Handling large repositories and optimizing performance
- Using
.gitignoreeffectively - Hands-on: Applying best practices in a real-world Git workflow
Final Exercise & Q&A
Open Q&A session
Hands-on: Team collaboration scenario with Git workflows