GitHub Fundamentals

Confused by the installation process for GitHub? In this lesson, familiarize yourself with the Git tool installation options, as well as the Git Bash window.

Unsure what version of GitHub’s Git tool is installed on your computer? This lesson will show you how to verify the version of Git on your PC.

Config is a key command for basic GitHub settings. This lesson will demonstrate how to correctly use Config to set up an identity and review Git settings.

Ready to start your first project on GitHub? In this lesson, learn how to use the init command to initialize a new repository so you can get started!

Commit is an essential GitHub command, facilitating version control and providing snapshots of previous actions. Learn this powerful command and “git” going!

Wondering how to check the state of your GitHub files? In this lesson, Ed Matthews defines the diff command so you can track recent file changes.

Looking for a fast way to access basic information on your Git commits? In this lesson, learn about the log command, including stat, pretty, and grep options.

Neatening up your Git working tree? This lesson introduces the GitHub remove command, including move, cached, and force removal options.

Would you like a simple way to check up on your files in GitHub? In this lesson, learn about the status command for keeping track of your Git files!

Have you ever been pulled away from GitHub in the middle of a project? In this lesson, learn the Git stash command to save your unfinished work for later use.

Want to roll back changes you’ve made in GitHub? In this lesson, Ed Matthews presents the Git reset command and two flags for cleaning up your Git project.

New to the world of GitHub and ready to branch out? Mastering git branch management means ability to track different environments within a larger project.

In this lesson, follow along with Learn to Program in this coding exercise using “Git branch” and “Git checkout” to navigate and track GitHub projects.

Newbie to the GitHub game? Learn to Program teaches the basics of the web-based hosting service so you can better manage your online software projects.

When you're learning to navigate a git repository, the merge command is crucial. Work in multiple branches then bring it back to the master with this command!

Learn to Program will teach you to create an account, log in, and navigate the preliminary stages of GitHub. This is the perfect lesson for beginners!

You may have a GitHub account, but what the heck happens now? This introductory lesson explores the git user interface and how to use all its sweet features.

Get started on GitHub! Learn to Program walks you through this beginning stage of creating an account for the world's largest code host. The world is waiting!

In this lesson, learn what actions will set off a notification in GitHub, how to configure notification delivery, and how to check for unread notifications.

Navigate the GitHub search function like a pro! Learn to Program teaches you the tricks of the trade for using the search function on this git repository!

Before putting a project up on GitHub, you have to create a repository. Watch Learn to Program build a repository, so you can “git” a repo, too!

Learn to Program shows you how to fork a repository with the click of a button! Get ready to tap into the wisdom of your fellow programmers.

You've found the perfect repository in git to springboard your programming project. Learn to Program teaches you how to clone the fork to your computer!

If you're able to clone a fork onto your computer, you need to be able to manage the remotes! Learn how to track the original repository with upstream remotes!

Too many forks in your GitHub world? Downsize unnecessary repositories when you learn this simple process for deleting a git repository. You're a git master!

You've had a brilliant stroke of genius on your local repository and want to unleash it on GitHub. Learn to Program's lesson teaches you to publish changes!

What the heck is a pull request in GitHub? Use this notification tool when modifying a git repository project. Learn to Program teaches you all the features!

Perhaps you're a GitHub pull request master, but now your main page is cluttered with the suckers. Learn to merge pull requests and delete test branches!

Your git repository is a programming masterpiece. But how do you share it with the world? Learn to Program teaches you all the secrets to transferring a repo!

Learn to Program teaches you how to follow awesome developers and keep up on git activity. Receive notifications about new commits and stay ahead of the curve!

Get up close and personal with your favorite programming project in GitHub! Watch a project and learn a new program language, skill, or development style.

You're following developers, watching projects, and you have ideas to share! Create GitHub issues to comment, assign, and mention with the best of them!

GitHub organizations let you collaborate with developers on projects, establish teams with special permissions, track activity, and have a pubic profile!

Feeling anonymous in GitHub? Update your avatar to represent your commits, mentions, repository changes, and GitHub networking in style! Lookin' sharp, kid!