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Git Essentials

Track your work with Git, branch and merge safely, undo mistakes, and share changes through a pull request.

5 trail maps · 9 articles · 24 min reading, plus a task to try in each article

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First up: Save your first commit, 3 min

Before you start

Trail maps

  • Getting started 2 articles

    Save snapshots of your work and see what changed.

  • Branching 2 articles

    Work on an idea in isolation, then bring it back.

  • Working with remotes 2 articles

    Share your work and fix clashes with other people.

  • Undoing mistakes 2 articles

    Take back changes without losing work.

  • Proof project 1 article

    Put the trail together and prove you reached the destination.

  1. Article 1: Save your first commit3 min. Part of Getting started. Start here. Done. Up next.
  2. Article 2: See what changed3 min. Part of Getting started. Done. Up next. Learn first: Save your first commit.
  3. Article 3: Create and switch branches2 min. Part of Branching. Done. Up next. Learn first: Save your first commit.
  4. Article 4: Merge a branch2 min. Part of Branching. Done. Up next. Learn first: Create and switch branches.
  5. Article 5: Push and pull2 min. Part of Working with remotes. Done. Up next. Learn first: Save your first commit.
  6. Article 6: Resolve a merge conflict4 min. Part of Working with remotes. Done. Up next. Learn first: Merge a branch.
  7. Article 7: Undo changes safely3 min. Part of Undoing mistakes. Done. Up next. Learn first: See what changed.
  8. Article 8: Stash unfinished work2 min. Part of Undoing mistakes. Done. Up next. Learn first: Create and switch branches.
  9. Article 9: Ship a change with a pull request3 min. Part of Proof project. Done. Up next. Learn first: Push and pull, Resolve a merge conflict.

  1. Getting started

    1. Article 1: Save your first commit
      3 min Done. Up next.
    2. Article 2: See what changed
      3 min · Learn first: 1 Done. Up next. (Save your first commit)

  2. Branching

    1. Article 3: Create and switch branches
      2 min · Learn first: 1 Done. Up next. (Save your first commit)
    2. Article 4: Merge a branch
      2 min · Learn first: 3 Done. Up next. (Create and switch branches)

  3. Working with remotes

    1. Article 5: Push and pull
      2 min · Learn first: 1 Done. Up next. (Save your first commit)
    2. Article 6: Resolve a merge conflict
      4 min · Learn first: 4 Done. Up next. (Merge a branch)

  4. Undoing mistakes

    1. Article 7: Undo changes safely
      3 min · Learn first: 2 Done. Up next. (See what changed)
    2. Article 8: Stash unfinished work
      2 min · Learn first: 3 Done. Up next. (Create and switch branches)

  5. Proof project

    1. Article 9: Ship a change with a pull request
      3 min · Learn first: 5, 6 Done. Up next. (Push and pull, Resolve a merge conflict)

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