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Using Git for Distributed Development

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Using Git for Distributed Development

This course is part of Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization

Instructor: Timothy Serewicz

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

Recommended experience

2 weeks to complete

at 10 hours a week

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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Tools you'll learn

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16 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 3 modules in this course

Course 4 focuses on using git for open source software distributed development. Git is a revision control system which arose out of the Linux kernel development community. Git was designed to help developers spread across the globe working on complicated projects coordinate their work in a rational way and keep track of everything they were doing. Overtime, Git has grown to be used by millions of projects today. This course gives you the opportunity to learn how to use git efficiently and make contributions in a relatively short amount of time. It will cover:

How to install git How to initialize a repository How to make changes in a repository How to make changes in repositories available to others How to acquire changes made by other individuals How to find errors in your work and go back to earlier states of yoru projects How to make commits, diffs, merges, rebases. The course will help you get the skills to have a good understanding on how to use git. You will have a good knowledge about git workflows, identifying problems in your workflows, and finding solutions to solve these problems.

What's included

6 videos13 readings6 assignments

6 videosTotal 20 minutes

Introduction to Using GIT for Distributed Development (Course 4)2 minutes
Module 1 Overview2 minutes
Revision Control3 minutes
Graphical Interfaces for Git2 minutes
Using a Browser and cgit on the Linux Kernel Source (Demo)4 minutes
Revision Control Systems7 minutes

13 readingsTotal 240 minutes

Preparing Your Computer10 minutes
Know Where the Code is Coming From: DCO and CLA10 minutes
Available Revision Control Systems2 minutes
Documentation and Other Resources3 minutes
cgit Example at git.kernel.org (Lab)20 minutes
Get help and meet other learners. Join your Community! 5 minutes
Binary Installation10 minutes
Installing from Source10 minutes
Getting the Latest Version with Git and Compiling (Lab)40 minutes
Converting a Subversion Repository to Git (Lab)30 minutes
Basic Commands10 minutes
A Simple Example30 minutes
Setting Up a Repository, Making Changes and Commits (Lab)60 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 77 minutes

Git Installation (Ungraded)7 minutes
Using Git (Ungraded)30 minutes
Introduction to Git10 minutes
Git Installation10 minutes
Git and Revision Control Systems10 minutes
Using Git (An Example)10 minutes

What's included

10 videos22 readings6 assignments1 discussion prompt

10 videosTotal 25 minutes

Module 2 Overview2 minutes
Concepts and Design Features4 minutes
Git Architecture4 minutes
Committing vs. Publishing1 minute
Upstream vs. Downstream2 minutes
Forking2 minutes
File Categories3 minutes
Making a Commitment2 minutes
Branches4 minutes
What Is Merging?2 minutes

22 readingsTotal 398 minutes

Content vs. Pathnames10 minutes
Basic File Commands10 minutes
Practicing with Basic File Commands (Lab)40 minutes
Making a Commitment10 minutes
Identifiers and Tags10 minutes
Viewing the Commit History10 minutes
Reverting and Resetting Commits12 minutes
Tidying Repositories5 minutes
Who Is to Blame?6 minutes
Bisecting10 minutes
Bisecting with git (Lab)60 minutes
Branch Creation10 minutes
Branch Checkout10 minutes
Getting Earlier File Versions5 minutes
Working with a Development Branch (Lab)40 minutes
Differencing Files10 minutes
Diffing in Git10 minutes
Exploring Changes with git diff (Lab)20 minutes
Merge Commands10 minutes
Rebasing10 minutes
Resolving Conflicts While Merging (Lab)45 minutes
Rebasing (Lab)45 minutes

6 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Git Concepts and Architecture10 minutes
Managing Files and the Index10 minutes
Commits10 minutes
Branches10 minutes
Diffs10 minutes
Merges10 minutes

1 discussion promptTotal 10 minutes

Distinguishing Features of Git10 minutes

What's included

5 videos13 readings4 assignments

5 videosTotal 13 minutes

Module 3 Overview3 minutes
Working with Distributed Repositories3 minutes
Why Use Patches?2 minutes
Emailing2 minutes
Gerrit3 minutes

13 readingsTotal 394 minutes

Cloning10 minutes
Publishing Your Project12 minutes
Fetching, Pulling and Pushing10 minutes
Accessing a Repository Remotely with git Protocol (Lab)60 minutes
Accessing Your Repository Remotely with ssh (Lab)40 minutes
Accessing Your Repository Remotely with http (Lab)40 minutes
Pushing Changes into the Remote Repository (Lab)40 minutes
Why Use Patches?5 minutes
Producing Patches7 minutes
Applying Patches10 minutes
Synchronizing with Patches (Lab)60 minutes
A Gerrit Walkthrough (Lab)90 minutes
Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization Digital Badge10 minutes

4 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes

Working with Other Developers (Ungraded)30 minutes
Managing Local and Remote Repositories10 minutes
Using Patches10 minutes
Advanced Git Interfaces: Gerrit10 minutes

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The Linux Foundation

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