Using Git with a GUI
Getting started with Git can be hard, but I can help you make this process easy by using a GUI. This course will teach you the mechanics of working with Git with a GUI using a great free tool: Atlassian SourceTree.
What you'll learn
Source code management is an absolute must and Git is the best source control system out. However, learning Git is usually a lot harder than it should be, especially from the command line. In this course, Using Git with a GUI, you’ll learn how to use Git with a very gentle learning curve. First, you’ll explore why Git is the way to go when using a source code management system. Next, you’ll discover the mechanics of using Git, followed by learning the advanced actions available that can save you from a headache or two. Finally, you’ll learn about the available branching strategies at your disposal. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of Git and SourceTree needed to work with Git using a GUI.
Table of contents
- Git to the Next Level (with a GUI) 1m
- Merging and Rebasing 5m
- Fast Forward Merge 2m
- Detached Head 3m
- Blame and Search 2m
- Cherry Pick 2m
- Rewriting History Rebasing Interactively 2m
- Deleting Commits 4m
- Editing and Amending Commits 2m
- Reordering Commits 1m
- Squash Commits 2m
- Reverse Commit 1m
- Tagging 2m
- Custom Actions 1m
- Takeaway 2m
About the author
Xavier is very passionate about teaching, helping others understand search and Big Data. He is also an entrepreneur, project manager, technical author, trainer, and holds a few certifications with Cloudera, Microsoft, and the Scrum Alliance, along with being a Microsoft MVP. He has spent a great deal of his career working on cutting-edge projects with a primary focus on .NET, Solr, and Hadoop among a few other interesting technologies. Throughout multiple projects, he has acquired skills to deal... more