Git Basics for DevOps
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Git Basics for DevOps
This course is part of DevOps Mastery Specialization
Instructor: Lydia Halie
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What you'll learn
Understand Git fundamentals and version control.
Manage local and remote Git repositories.
Collaborate on software projects using Git branching.
Apply Git commands for DevOps workflows.
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What is GIT?
What is the single most important tool that Developers and Operations teams must know alike today? Git! Git is a distributed version control system that allows developers and operations teams to collaborate and keep track of the changes made on a project. GIT, as a DevOps tool, empowers collaboration and faster release cycles. Anyone willing to start their DevOps career or level up should start from the basics, and GIT is the most fundamental requirement of all. Why You Should Use GIT Many of the most popular open-source projects today are developed on Github β Kubernetes, Ansible, Tensor Flow, Rust, Node.js, Go, Terraform, and Helm Charts being some of the top ones among the 100 million repositories. If you would like to learn and contribute to these projects, understanding Git is a must, and our GIT for beginners course is here to help! This is a beginner-level GIT tutorial course and is well structured with lectures and labs for those who are absolute beginners to GIT. System Administrators, Developers, or IT engineers without prior experience may go through this course to gain basic knowledge of GIT. GIT for Beginnerβs Course β What You Will Learn In our GIT for beginners course, youβll learn how to get up and running with Git, how to use it in your daily life, and get a deeper understanding of what Git actually is under the hood. This course consists of 19 sections that will familiarize you with Git and its possibilities. Weβll cover the possibilities of local and remote Git repositories, adding version control to your project by using branches and useful commands that make working with these branches even more powerful, such as fetching, pulling, rebasing, and cherry-picking. Besides some common Git commands, weβll also cover the internals of Git and how itβs actually working under the hood! This course is project-based, so you will be working as part of a team, and you will learn how to share your work with your team members. Our embedded hands-on labs will ensure you gain enough practice right after learning each concept. We will test your work to ensure you have written them correctly and provide feedback. Pre-requisites 1. Linux command line basics 2. No programming/coding knowledge is required Git is a complex topic, especially for a beginner. We simplify complex concepts using the following: 1. Visualizations 2. Animations 3. Real-life project examples 4. Analogies 5. Demos 6. No more boring presentations! Hands-On Learning Learning by doing is the best way to learn. Our labs: 1. Opens right in your browser. No other setup is needed. 2. Pre-configured for you to learn the concepts in the previous lecture 3. Validate your work 4. Gives you instant feedback
This module provides a comprehensive introduction to Git, progressing from essential concepts like installation and local repository initialization to advanced remote management. Learners will establish a strong foundation in basic operations before mastering branching strategies and collaborative workflows, ensuring they are equipped to streamline development processes and use version control effectively.
What's included
9 videos9 readings2 assignments
9 videosβ’Total 34 minutes
- Git Course Introductionβ’2 minutes
- Git Introductionβ’3 minutes
- Local and Remote Repositoriesβ’2 minutes
- Install Gitβ’1 minute
- Intialize a Git Repositoryβ’4 minutes
- Demo: Initialize a Git Repositoryβ’15 minutes
- GitLogβ’1 minute
- Git Branchesβ’4 minutes
- Git Merging branchesβ’2 minutes
9 readingsβ’Total 90 minutes
- About this courseβ’10 minutes
- Accessing the Labsβ’10 minutes
- Lab Install Gitβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Initialize a Git Repositoryβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Git Logβ’10 minutes
- Course Resourceβ’10 minutes
- How to Reach Out and Engage with the Communityβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Branches - checkout, push branchβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Merging branchesβ’10 minutes
2 assignmentsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Git Introduction Assessmentβ’30 minutes
- Git Branches Assessmentβ’30 minutes
This module focuses on enabling participants to understand the concepts of Remote Repositories. It covers essential concepts such as forking repositories, understanding collaborative workflows through pull requests, and resolving merge conflicts to ensure seamless collaboration.
What's included
7 videos6 readings1 assignment
7 videosβ’Total 12 minutes
- Initialize Remote Repositoriesβ’2 minutes
- Pushing to remote repositoriesβ’1 minute
- Cloning remote repositoriesβ’2 minutes
- Pull Requestsβ’2 minutes
- Fetching and Pullingβ’1 minute
- Git - Merge Conflictsβ’2 minutes
- Forkβ’2 minutes
6 readingsβ’Total 60 minutes
- Lab: Remote repositoriesβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Cloning Remote repositoriesβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Pull Requestsβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Fetching and Pullingβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Merge Conflictsβ’10 minutes
- Lab: Forkβ’10 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 30 minutes
- Initialize Remote Repositories Assessmentβ’30 minutes
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Reviewed on Nov 6, 2024
Really nice how interactive this course is. I really enjoyed and had the opportunity to consolidate the knowledge about Git.
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Git is a version control system that tracks changes in software projects. It enables teams to collaborate efficiently, manage code versions, and streamline development workflows. This skill is fundamental for any programming or software role.
You will gain practical skills in Git commands, managing local and remote repositories, branching, merging, and collaborative workflows using platforms like GitHub. These skills are essential for modern software operations.
No programming or coding knowledge is required. Basic Linux command line familiarity is helpful, as Git is often used in Linux environments. The course focuses on Git fundamentals.
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