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Branching and Merging Code with Git Source Control

When using Git for source control and versioning, the ability to branch that repository while you make changes off the mainline is key. However, eventually, that branch will need to rejoin the master branch and you will need to perform a merge. In this activity, the student will get an opportunity to perform a branch and then learn how that branch differs from the master, how they can move back and forth between the branch and master and finally, how to merge it back into mainline.

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Beginner
Last updated
Sep 22, 2025
Duration
1h 0m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create the fix-readme Branch

    Create a 'fix-readme' branch from within the web-api repository, and change into it.

     cd web-api
    

    then

     git branch fix-readme
     git checkout fix-readme
    

    or

     git checkout -b fix-readme
    
  2. Challenge

    Correct the README.md file

    Make sure that the README.md file has the correct spelling within the file.

    Then commit the file to the fix-readme branch.

     git commit -a -m "fixed the spelling in the README.md file"
    
  3. Challenge

    Merge the corrected README.md file into the master branch

    Merge the corrected README.md file back into the master branch.

      git checkout master
      git merge fix-readme
    
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