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Introduction to Git

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Familiarize yourself with Git for version control. Explore how to track, compare, modify, and revert files, as well as collaborate with colleagues using Git.

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Course Description

This course introduces learners to version control using Git. You will discover the importance of version control when working on data science projects and explore how you can use Git to track files, compare differences, modify and save files, undo changes, and allow collaborative development through the use of branches. You will gain an introduction to the structure of a repository, how to create new repositories and clone existing ones, and show how Git stores data. By working through typical data science tasks, you will gain the skills to handle conflicting files.
  1. 1

    Introduction to Git

    Free

    In the first chapter, you’ll learn what version control is and why it is essential for data projects. Then, you’ll discover what Git is and how to use it for a version control workflow.

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    Introduction to version control with Git
    50 xp
    Using the shell
    50 xp
    Checking the version of Git
    100 xp
    Saving files
    50 xp
    Where does Git store information?
    50 xp
    The Git workflow
    100 xp
    Adding a file
    100 xp
    Adding multiple files
    100 xp
    Comparing files
    50 xp
    What has changed?
    50 xp
    What's going to be committed?
    100 xp
    What's in the staging area?
    50 xp
  2. 2

    Making changes

    Next, you’ll examine how Git stores data, learn essential commands to compare files and repositories at different times, and understand the process for restoring earlier versions of files in your data projects.

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    Storing data with Git
    50 xp
    Interpreting the commit structure
    50 xp
    Viewing a repository's history
    50 xp
    Viewing a specific commit
    100 xp
    Viewing changes
    50 xp
    Comparing to the second most recent commit
    50 xp
    Comparing commits
    50 xp
    Who changed what?
    100 xp
    Undoing changes before committing
    50 xp
    How to unstage a file
    100 xp
    Undoing changes to unstaged files
    100 xp
    Undoing all changes
    100 xp
    Restoring and reverting
    50 xp
    Restoring an old version of a repo
    100 xp
    Deleting untracked files
    50 xp
    Restoring an old version of a file
    100 xp
  3. 3

    Git workflows

    In this chapter, you'll learn tips and tricks for configuring Git to make you more efficient! You'll also discover branches, identify how to create and switch to different branches, compare versions of files between branches, merge branches together, and deal with conflicting files across branches.

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    Configuring Git
    50 xp
    Modifying your email address in Git
    100 xp
    Creating an alias
    100 xp
    Ignoring files
    50 xp
    Branches
    50 xp
    Branching and merging
    50 xp
    Creating new branches
    100 xp
    Checking the number of branches
    50 xp
    Comparing branches
    100 xp
    Working with branches
    50 xp
    Switching branches
    100 xp
    Merging two branches
    100 xp
    Handling conflict
    50 xp
    Recognizing conflict syntax
    50 xp
    Resolving a conflict
    100 xp
  4. 4

    Collaborating with Git

    This final chapter is all about collaboration! You'll gain an introduction to remote repositories and learn how to work with them to synchronize content between the cloud and your local computer. You'll also see how to create new repositories and clone existing ones, along with discovering a workflow to minimize the risk of conflicts between local and remote repositories.

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    Creating repos
    50 xp
    Setting up a new repo
    100 xp
    Converting an existing project
    100 xp
    Working with remotes
    50 xp
    Cloning a repo
    100 xp
    Defining and identifying remotes
    100 xp
    Gathering from a remote
    50 xp
    Fetching from a remote
    100 xp
    Pulling from a remote
    100 xp
    Pushing to a remote
    50 xp
    Pushing to a remote repo
    100 xp
    Handling push conflicts
    100 xp
    Congratulations!
    50 xp

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Curriculum Manager, DataCamp

George is a Curriculum Manager at DataCamp. He holds a PGDip in Exercise for Health and BSc (Hons) in Sports Science and has experience in project management across public health, applied research, and not-for-profit sectors. George is passionate about sports, tech for good, and all things data science.
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  • Maximiliano S.
    5 days

    It goes straight to the point.

  • Jonathan W.
    8 days

    Very great course! It teaches and helps me how to show my data projects on my own Github, and now I can finally display my work publicly. Thanks a lot!

  • Arlan N.
    22 days

    Nice course, thanks

  • Abdulkarim L.
    about 1 month

    nice course

  • Stefan C.
    about 1 month

    Good course.

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"It goes straight to the point."

Maximiliano S.

"Very great course! It teaches and helps me how to show my data projects on my own Github, and now I can finally display my work publicly. Thanks a lot!"

Jonathan W.

"Nice course, thanks"

Arlan N.

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