Name: Git & GitHub Crash Course for Beginners [2026]
Channel: freeCodeCamp.org
Description: Git & GitHub Crash Course for Beginners [2026]

Git & GitHub Crash Course for Beginners [2026]

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Introduction to the Course
What is Git & Version Control?
Git vs. GitHub Explained
Git Architecture: Local vs. Remote
Installing Git (Windows, Mac, Linux)
Terminal Setup & Verifying Installation
Creating a Local Project & Files
git init: Initializing a Repository
Creating a Remote Repository on GitHub
git clone: Cloning a Repository
git status: Tracking Changes
git add: Staging Changes
git add Variations (., -A, specific files)
git reset: Unstaging Files
git commit: Saving Changes Permanently
Configuring Git User Name & Email
git reset HEAD: Undoing Last Commit
git rm: Deleting Files
git rm --cached: Stop Tracking Files
git log: Viewing Commit History
Git Branching Explained
git checkout: Switching Branches
git merge: Combining Branches
Resolving Merge Conflicts
Checking Out Previous Commits (Time Travel)
git diff: Comparing Commits
Understanding Push, Fetch, and Pull
git push: Uploading to GitHub
git fetch vs. git pull
git restore: Discarding Local Changes
git stash: Saving Unfinished Work
git revert: Undoing Commits Safely
git rebase: Cleaning Up History
Pull Requests (PR) & Collaboration
Conclusion & Cheat Sheet

Great Wall of China - Civ4
End of work from home #funny
Drink a spicy margarita, make some bad decisions
Graduation day
Heartbeat Payday #2 ❤️
"Do you like to dance?" Aviendha asks
Dragon flies in
And our son?
"Fools!" said I "You do not know"
Electric desk in action
Use a lifeline - Call my parents
All Heartbeat features - No fluff
Sexy squeeze through a narrow gap
Elvis actor cast as Harkonnen Feyd-Rautha
Who did you fire? Senator drills Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook
How do you make God laugh?
Step outside the world's tallest building
Everyone shooting at Wonder Woman
The bureaucracy is expanding to meet the needs of the expanding bureaucracy
Almost monetized on YouTube
Come on! Hit me! Conan O'Brien punched by Maria Menounos in the abs
Anytime you say "algorithm" replace it with "audience"
Dune: Part 2 - Riding the sandworm
Attack Death
All Heartbeat Photos features - No fluff
Egwene vs Ishamael - Wheel of Time
See the color changes
10-year anniversary of Freedom!

Creating a Local Project & Files

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