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Introduction to Git and Version Control

In this course, you'll learn the basics of Git, a free and open-source application for distributed version control. You'll learn why version control is critical in any collaborative programming environment.

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  • Intermediate friendly
  • 3 hrs
  • 5 lessons
  • Premium

Course overview

Practice version control with Git to track changes, collaborate via GitHub, and manage real projects using workflows teams rely on every day.

What's inside

5 lessons

  • 01
    Introduction to Git

    Learn how to work with Git, a distributed version control system.

    29 min
  • 02
    Git Remotes

    Learn how to push and pull to and from Git remotes like GitHub.

    40 min
  • 03
    Git Branches

    Learn how to create and work with Git branches.

    46 min
  • 04
    Merge Conflicts

    Learn how to resolve merge conflicts with Git branches.

    53 min
  • 05
    Project: Git Installation and GitHub Integration

    For this project, you'll set up Git and GitHub to start using version control for your data science projects, enabling you to track changes, collaborate with others, and share your work.

    4 min

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