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Using Git for Distributed Development

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.

Status: Software Installation
Status: Version Control
BeginnerCourse22 hours

Featured reviews

MA

Reviewed May 13, 2019

Simple and easy explanation of the concept along with basic git commands. Best for beginners.

DS

Reviewed Jul 19, 2020

Excellent course...Helped me a lot to learn the workflow of the real developers of OSS

SS

Reviewed Aug 21, 2019

It Was amazing experience to complete the specialization.

LS

Reviewed Jul 22, 2024

Good Git intro and labs, but easier to go through when having at least some experience with other version control systems

AD

Reviewed Jun 26, 2020

would be more helpful if we worked on project in git

LR

Reviewed May 19, 2022

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

AB

Reviewed Dec 6, 2020

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

AJ

Reviewed Jun 30, 2020

Includes all basic must-know topics. But could elaborate more on important topics

DP

Reviewed Nov 23, 2020

Very good course with so much information and easy to understand.

SY

Reviewed Oct 26, 2022

g​ood one.go for it .u will get answers in github alsofor verification

SS

Reviewed Oct 13, 2020

Good course to learn about Opensource , Linux and Git

DD

Reviewed Aug 31, 2020

Good. But more practical training would have been more interactive, and less boring.

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