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You're reading from Git and GitHub Masterclass – Fast-Track Your Journey to Git Learn how to work with Git and GitHub platform and kick-start your programming journey today

Product type Video

Published in Oct 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837639823

Length 9hrs 15mins

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Bash

Tools

Git

Concepts

Databases

Author (1):

Karthikeya T.

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

1. Introduction to Git FREE CHAPTER

Introduction
Need for Version Control System and Git Part 1
Need for Version Control System and Git Part 2
VCS - How It Works
Distributed VCS
Installing Git
Git CLI Versus Git Bash Versus Git GUI
Basic Bash Commands
What Exactly Is Git Commit
Initializing the Project and Exploring the .git Folder
Configuring Git Credentials and Exploring Local Global System Configs
Staging and Unstaging and Checking Status
Understanding Commit with Multiple Use Cases

2. Git Deep DiveÂ

SHA1 Hashing Algorithm
Git Internals (All about Object Database) Part 1
Git Internals (All about Object Database) Part 2
Git Internals - Viewing and Reading Git Objects
How Blob Objects Behave
Garbage Collection and Pack Files
Git Snapshot - What It Means to Take a Snapshot
Time Travel with Git
Time Travel in Practice

3. All About Branches

Life without Branches
What Are Git Branches
How Branches Solved Our Problems
How Git Branches Work and What Exactly Is a Branch
Branches in Action (Creating Branches and Exploring the Git Repo)
Understanding â€˜HEADâ€™ - Detached Head State - Head in Action
Undo the Changes with Git Reset HEAD
Retrieving the Lost Mystery with reflog

4. Merging

Fast-Forward Merge
Fast-Forward Merge in Action
Deleting the Branch and Recovering
Understanding Three-Way Merge and Merge Commit
Three-Way Merge in Action
Understanding Merge Conflicts
Merge Conflicts in Action Part 1
Merge Conflicts in Action Part 2
Installing and Setting Up Visual Studio Code to Work on Git
Exploring VS Code and Performing GIT Operations

5. Rebasing

Git Rebase Versus Merge
Performing Rebase in VS Code and Handling conflicts
Git Rebase in Git Bash - Skipping Conflicts and Aborting the Rebase
Git Interactive Rebase
Rebase to a Specific Commit or to Another Feature Branch
When to Use Rebase and When to Use Merge – Use Cases

6. Stashing

What Is Stashing - Its Use Cases - Example of Stashing
Applying the Stash Across Multiple Branches
Retrieving a Specific Stash - Listing Stashes - Handling Conflicts
Stashing Selective Changes and Retrieving Them - Understanding Hunk
Exploring Stashing in VS Code - Deleting a Stash

7. Git Ignore

Git Ignore and Its Significance
Git Ignore in Action - Global Exclude Config
Precedence Order - Overriding - Pattern Debugging
Ignore Files That Were Already Committed
Generating the Ignore Files for Your Project

8. Getting Started with GitHub

Why GitHub - GitHub Versus Bit Bucket Versus GitLabIntroduction"
Creating GitHub Account
Creating and Understanding Public and Private Repositories in GitHub
Making Commits in GitHub and Understanding ReadMe File
Creating Branch and Committing Changes - Managing Branches in GitHub

9. Getting Started as Collaborator

Cloning a Public Repo and Exploring Other Options
Cloning a Private Repository and Adding Project Collaborators on GitHub
Understanding Tracking Branches and Default Branch
Making Exploring Tracking Branches - Configuring Default Branch - Understanding Origin-Head
Understanding Origin Remote - Adding, Editing, Deleting Remotes

10. Git Fetch

Understand Git Fetch and Its Use Cases
Git Fetch in Action Part 1 (Command Variations - Checking Status with Commands)
Git Fetch in Action Part 2 (Exploring References - FETCH_HEAD)
Switching to Remote Repo State
Merging the Changes - Using FETCH_HEAD
Using Visual Studio Code to Fetch and Merge
Updating Local References with Git Fetch

11. Git Pull

Understanding Git Pull
Git Pull in Action and Observing What It Does
Understanding Git Pull with Three-Way Merge
Git Pull with Rebase and Its Implications
Dealing with Conflicts with Git Pull --Rebase
Using Stashing and Hard reset

12. Git Push - Contributing to a Remote Repository

Setting Up Everything for Contributing - Adding Collaborators - Setting Credentials and Making Commits
Creating a Remote Branch and Pushing Changes Using Git Bash and VSCode - Pushing to All Branches and VSCode - Pushing to All Branches
Understanding Pull Request - Raising a Pull Request
Understanding Protected Branches - Applying Branch Protection Rule - Mandating Code Reviews
Reviewing and Approving the Changes - Working on Review Comments and Publishing New Changes
Exploring the Merging Options - Understanding Squashing Commits - Deleting Remote Branch from the Local Machine
What Git Pull Actually Does
Resolving Conflicts on GitHub the Right Way - Force Pushing Changes and Its Consequences
Divide and Conquer Strategy
Resolving Conflicts by Merging Main into the Feature Branch

13. Forking and Contributing to Opensource Repositories

What Is Forking and Why Forking
Forking a Public Repository and Cloning It in Our Local Machine
Contributing the Necessary Changes
Syncing the Forked Repository with the Original One and Updating the Local
Syncing the Forked repo with the original from the local repo
Pushing Our Changes to the Forked Repo
Raising the Pull Request and Merging the Changes in the Upstream Repository
Exploring Existing Public Project

14. Branching Strategy and Tags

Branching Strategy Explained
Branching Strategy with Realtime Scenario
Semantic Versioning Explained
Understanding Git Tags
Branching Workflow in Action
Hot Fix Workflow in Action
Creating Tags - Annotated Versus Lightweight Tags - Pushing Tags to Remote
Understanding How Tags Are Stored – The Detached Head State with Tags
Releases and Creating Tags on GitHub

15. Branching Protection Rules

Dismiss Stale Pull Request Approvals for New Commits
Configuring Code Owners with Patterns - Automatic Review Request
Mandating Conversation Resolution before Merging
Exploring All Other Branch Protection Rules

16. Digital Signatures and Verified Commits

Mimicking the Commits and the Need to Have Verified Commit
Understanding Digital Signatures
Understanding Signed Commits
Creating Public and Private Keys Using GPG
Exporting Public Key and Updating GPG Key on GitHub
Making Signed Commit - Setting Global Config - Verifying Signed Commits on GitHub
Mandating Signed Commits - Signing Commits from VS Code

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