GitDojo

Git Foundations certification track

Git Foundations completion certificate

Learn the everyday Git workflow, from your first repository to reading its history.

Completion certificateIssued by GitDojoCriteria v210 lessons and 1 Practice task

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Criteria version 2 · 11 requirements

  1. Requirement 1: What is Git?Lesson

    Understand what Git is, and why almost every software project uses it.

    Git Basics

  2. Requirement 2: Git vs GitHubLesson

    Tell the difference between Git, the tool, and GitHub, a place to host Git repositories.

    Git Basics

  3. Requirement 3: Initialize a RepositoryLesson

    Turn an ordinary folder into a Git repository.

    Git Basics

  4. Requirement 4: Understanding git statusLesson

    Read git status and use it to decide what to do next.

    Git Basics

  5. Requirement 5: Working TreeLesson

    Understand the working tree and the states a file can be in.

    Git Basics

  6. Requirement 6: Staging AreaLesson

    Understand why Git has a staging area between your files and your history.

    Git Basics

  7. Requirement 7: Stage Your First FileLesson

    Move changes from the working tree into the staging area with git add.

    Git Basics

  8. Requirement 8: Create Your First CommitLesson

    Record staged changes as a commit with a clear message.

    Git Basics

  9. Requirement 9: Understanding Commit HistoryLesson

    Read a repository's history with git log, then add to it.

    Git Basics

  10. Requirement 10: First Repository ChallengeLesson

    Put a brand-new project under version control with a single, complete first commit.

    Git Basics

  11. Requirement 11: Commit One ChangePractice task

    Make a commit called Fix typo in README that contains only the README fix, and leave scratch.txt untracked.