Git & GitHub Crash Course for Beginners [2026]
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Learn Git and GitHub from scratch with clear examples, real workflows, branching, merging, stashing, rebase, pull requests, and more. Perfect for beginners who want strong foundations. ๐Resources ๐ Git/GitHub Cheatsheet - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17sW4f865u/ ๐ logicBase Labs YouTube Channel...
Learn Git and GitHub from scratch with clear examples, real workflows, branching, merging, stashing, rebase, pull requests, and more. Perfect for beginners who want strong foundations. ๐Resources ๐ Git/GitHub Cheatsheet - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17sW4f865u/ ๐ logicBase Labs YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/@logicBaseLabs ๐ Sumit Saha Personal Website - https://www.sumitsaha.me ๐ Sumit Saha freeCodeCamp Handbooks - https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/author/sumitsaha ๐ logicBaseLabs LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/logicbaselabs/ ๐ logicBaseLabs X - https://x.com/@logicBaseLabs ๐ logicBaseLabs Facebook - https://facebook.com/@logicBaseLabs โค๏ธ Support for this channel comes from our friends at Scrimba โ the coding platform that's reinvented interactive learning: https://scrimba.com/freecodecamp โฑ๏ธ Chapters - 0:00:00 Introduction to the Course - 0:01:04 What is Git & Version Control? - 0:04:01 Git vs. GitHub Explained - 0:05:41 Git Architecture: Local vs. Remote - 0:09:37 Installing Git (Windows, Mac, Linux) - 0:10:41 Terminal Setup & Verifying Installation - 0:11:57 Creating a Local Project & Files - 0:14:41 git init: Initializing a Repository - 0:16:04 Creating a Remote Repository on GitHub - 0:18:05 git clone: Cloning a Repository - 0:20:20 git status: Tracking Changes - 0:21:43 git add: Staging Changes - 0:23:40 git add Variations (., -A, specific files) - 0:24:30 git reset: Unstaging Files - 0:30:22 git commit: Saving Changes Permanently - 0:32:00 Configuring Git User Name & Email - 0:34:13 git reset HEAD: Undoing Last Commit - 0:35:32 git rm: Deleting Files - 0:37:00 git rm --cached: Stop Tracking Files - 0:39:50 git log: Viewing Commit History - 0:40:58 Git Branching Explained - 0:43:53 git checkout: Switching Branches - 0:45:50 git merge: Combining Branches - 0:47:43 Resolving Merge Conflicts - 0:52:13 Checking Out Previous Commits (Time Travel) - 0:54:26 git diff: Comparing Commits - 0:55:50 Understanding Push, Fetch, and Pull - 0:57:18 git push: Uploading to GitHub - 0:58:43 git fetch vs. git pull - 1:00:24 git restore: Discarding Local Changes - 1:03:16 git stash: Saving Unfinished Work - 1:09:47 git revert: Undoing Commits Safely - 1:12:18 git rebase: Cleaning Up History - 1:16:48 Pull Requests (PR) & Collaboration - 1:19:57 Conclusion & Cheat Sheet ๐ Thanks to our Champion and Sponsor supporters: ๐พ Drake Milly ๐พ Ulises Moralez ๐พ Goddard Tan ๐พ David MG ๐พ Matthew Springman ๐พ Claudio ๐พ Oscar R. ๐พ jedi-or-sith ๐พ Nattira Maneerat ๐พ Justin Hual -- Learn to code for free and get a developer job: https://www.freecodecamp.org Read hundreds of articles on programming: https://freecodecamp.org/news
What learners say
AI summaryLearners overwhelmingly praise this course as one of the clearest and most effective Git & GitHub tutorials available, especially for beginners. Many note that the visual explanations, structured pacing, and practical examples helped them move from confusion to confidence.
What learners praise
- exceptionally clear and well-structured explanations
- visual animations make concepts intuitive
- suitable for complete beginners
- practical hands-on exercises reinforce learning
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- some Windows users note command differences (e.g., 'open .' vs 'explorer .')
- a few found the pace fast and needed to rewatch sections
- one learner found the 'git revert' command explanation confusing
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