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Introduction to GitHub

9 Topics • 25 Lessons

A hands-on, step-by-step introduction to Git and GitHub for builders: set up, commit, branch, open pull requests, and ship - with real commands you can copy.

Course Contents

Start Here

1 lesson

Welcome & How to Use This Course

Setup & First-Time Config

3 lessons

Install Git, Create an Account, and Configure Identity

Authenticate with SSH (or a Token) and Add Optional Tooling

Check Yourself: Setup & First-Time Config

Your First Repository

3 lessons

Create a Repo and Get It Onto Your Machine

Repo Anatomy: Working Directory, Staging, and Remote

Check Yourself: Your First Repository

The Everyday Workflow

3 lessons

The Daily Loop: Status, Stage, Commit

Sync and Ignore: Push, Pull, and .gitignore

Check Yourself: The Everyday Workflow

Branching & Merging

3 lessons

Working on Branches

Merging and Resolving Conflicts

Check Yourself: Branching & Merging

Collaborating with Pull Requests

3 lessons

Forks, Branches, and Pushing Your Work

Open, Review & Merge a Pull Request (and Stay in Sync)

Check Yourself: Collaborating with Pull Requests

Issues, Projects & Docs

3 lessons

Tracking Work with Issues

Markdown, READMEs & Project Boards

Check Yourself

Undoing Mistakes

3 lessons

Discard Changes & Fix the Last Commit

Undo Commits: revert, reset & stash

Check Yourself: Undoing Mistakes

Automation & Going Further

3 lessons

Automate Your Repo with GitHub Actions

Releases, Branch Protection & GitHub Pages

Check Yourself: Automation & Going Further