A Practical Guide to Git

Welcome to this comprehensive guide to Git! Whether you are a beginner just starting your journey in version control or an experienced developer looking to sharpen your skills, this guide is for you.

My goal is to provide a simplified, streamlined, but complete walkthrough of Git's fundamentals and its more advanced features. We'll cover everything from your first commit to complex history manipulation.

Table of Contents

Introduction to Git
- What is Git?
- Why is Version Control Important?
- A Quick Look at Git's Philosophy
Getting Started
- Installing Git
- First-Time Git Configuration (git config)
- Creating Your First Repository (git init)
Basic Commands: The Day-to-Day Workflow
- The Three States: Working Directory, Staging Area, and Repository
- Checking Status (git status)
- Adding Files to the Staging Area (git add)
- Committing Changes (git commit)
- Viewing Commit History (git log)
- Ignoring Files (.gitignore)
Branching and Merging
- What is a Branch?
- Creating and Switching Branches (git branch, git checkout, git switch)
- Merging Branches (git merge)
- Resolving Merge Conflicts
Working with Remotes
- Understanding Remotes
- Adding a Remote Repository (git remote add)
- Fetching and Pulling from Remotes (git fetch, git pull)
- Pushing to Remotes (git push)
Advanced Topics: Rewriting History & More
- Interactive Rebase (git rebase -i)
- Cherry Picking Commits (git cherry-pick)
- Resetting Commits (git reset)
- A practical example combining cherry-pick and reset

Ready to dive in? Start with the Introduction to Git.

Last updated: June 10, 2025 | Created with 💙 from the Philippines 🇵🇭 using Zed, and Gemini 2.5 Pro

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