Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover:
This course is part of the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
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Experience as a developer on any operating system
Experience in working at the command line is not necessary, but would be helpful
Approx. 21 hours to complete
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Course 4 of 4 in the
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Experience as a developer on any operating system
Experience in working at the command line is not necessary, but would be helpful
Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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The Linux Foundation
The Linux Foundation supports the creation of sustainable open source ecosystems by providing financial and intellectual resources, infrastructure, services, events, and training. Working together, The Linux Foundation and its projects form the most ambitious and successful investment in the creation of shared technology.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
5 hours to complete
Git and Git Installation
5 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 20 min), 12 readings, 6 quizzes
6 videos
Module 1 Overview1m
Revision Control3m
Graphical Interfaces for Git2m
Using a Browser and cgit on the Linux Kernel Source (Demo)3m
Revision Control Systems7m
12 readings
Preparing Your Computer10m
Available Revision Control Systems2m
Documentation and Other Resources3m
cgit Example at git.kernel.org (Lab)20m
Binary Installation10m
Installing from Source10m
Getting the Latest Version with Git and Compiling (Lab)40m
Converting a CVS Repository to Git (Lab)30m
Converting a Subversion Repository to Git (Lab)30m
Basic Commands10m
A Simple Example30m
Setting Up a Repository, Making Changes and Commits (Lab)1h
6 practice exercises
Introduction to Git10m
Git Installation (Ungraded)7m
Git Installation10m
Git and Revision Control Systems10m
Using Git (Ungraded)4m
Using Git (An Example)10m
8 hours to complete
Working with Git
8 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 25 min), 22 readings, 6 quizzes
10 videos
Concepts and Design Features4m
Git Architecture4m
Committing vs. Publishing1m
Upstream vs. Downstream1m
Forking1m
File Categories3m
Making a Commitment1m
Branches3m
What Is Merging?1m
22 readings
Content vs. Pathnames10m
Basic File Commands10m
Practicing with Basic File Commands (Lab)40m
Making a Commitment10m
Identifiers and Tags10m
Viewing the Commit History10m
Reverting and Resetting Commits12m
Tidying Repositories5m
Who Is to Blame?6m
Bisecting10m
Bisecting with git (Lab)1h
Branch Creation10m
Branch Checkout10m
Getting Earlier File Versions5m
Working with a Development Branch (Lab)40m
Differencing Files10m
Diffing in Git10m
Exploring Changes with git diff (Lab)20m
Merge Commands10m
Rebasing10m
Resolving Conflicts While Merging (Lab)45m
Rebasing (Lab)45m
6 practice exercises
Git Concepts and Architecture10m
Managing Files and the Index10m
Commits10m
Branches10m
Diffs10m
Merges10m
7 hours to complete
Working with Other Developers
7 hours to complete
5 videos (Total 13 min), 12 readings, 4 quizzes
5 videos
Working with Distributed Repositories2m
Why Use Patches?2m
Emailing1m
Gerrit3m
12 readings
Cloning10m
Publishing Your Project12m
Fetching, Pulling and Pushing10m
Accessing a Repository Remotely with git Protocol (Lab)1h
Accessing Your Repository Remotely with ssh (Lab)40m
Accessing Your Repository Remotely with http (Lab)40m
Pushing Changes into the Remote Repository (Lab)40m
Why Use Patches?5m
Producing Patches7m
Applying Patches10m
Synchronizing with Patches (Lab)1h
A Gerrit Walkthrough (Lab)1h 30m
4 practice exercises
Managing Local and Remote Repositories10m
Using Patches10m
Working with Other Developers (Ungraded)10m
Advanced Git Interfaces: Gerrit10m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM USING GIT FOR DISTRIBUTED DEVELOPMENT
by DGMay 19, 2020
A good, gentle yet technical, introduction to Git. It would have been better for me if it had assumed no familiarity with version control systems, but even so I managed well.
by RRAug 10, 2019
Missed maybe some practical examples to follow-up during the course. With a dummy repository just for the course so students can play with it.
by AKJun 13, 2020
It's a amazing class for me thanks coursera and Linux group and thank you instructor for the valuable information about Linux
by TPApr 19, 2020
Best to course to learn the basics of git and a good platform to learn how to become a power user of git.
About the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization
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