This course is part of the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

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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:
How to install git
How to initialize a repository
How to make changes in a repository
How to make changes in repositories available to others
How to acquire changes made by other individuals
How to find errors in your work and go back to earlier states of yoru projects
How to make commits, diffs, merges, rebases.

The course will help you get the skills to have a good understanding on how to use git. You will have a good knowledge about git workflows, identifying problems in your workflows, and finding solutions to solve these problems.

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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. 22 hours to complete

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Course 4 of 4 in the

Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

Beginner Level

Experience as a developer on any operating system

Experience in working at the command line is not necessary, but would be helpful

Approx. 22 hours to complete

English

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Jerry Cooperstein

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

6 hours to complete

Git and Git Installation

6 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 20 min), 12 readings, 6 quizzes

6 videos

Introduction to Using GIT for Distributed Development (Course 4)2m

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

Know Where the Code is Coming From: DCO and CLA10m

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 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)30m

Using Git (An Example)10m

Week

Week 2

8 hours to complete

Working with Git

8 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 25 min), 22 readings, 6 quizzes

10 videos

Module 2 Overview1m

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

Week

Week 3

8 hours to complete

Working with Other Developers

8 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 13 min), 13 readings, 4 quizzes

5 videos

Module 3 Overview2m

Working with Distributed Repositories2m

Why Use Patches?2m

Emailing1m

Gerrit3m

13 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

Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization Digital Badge10m

4 practice exercises

Managing Local and Remote Repositories10m

Using Patches10m

Working with Other Developers (Ungraded)30m

Advanced Git Interfaces: Gerrit10m

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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 LRMay 19, 2022

Excellent Course..I recommend everyone to take this course to learn Linux,Git

by SSAug 21, 2019

It Was amazing experience to complete the specialization.

by ABDec 6, 2020

Nice! Covered much more than I will probably need, but still well made and interesting.

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About the Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

The Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization will give you a strong foundation for working comfortably and productively in open source development communities. By completing the Specialization, you’ll have a better understanding of the Linux environment, as well as methods and tools required to successfully use it, and you’ll know how to use Git, the distributed version control system.

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