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Introduction to Git: Installation, Usage, and Branches

Introduction to Git: Installation, Usage, and Branches

Introduction

This series covers the installation and usage of git on an Ubuntu server. After completing the series, the reader should feel comfortable installing and using git, as well as how to create two branches (master and develop) and how to merge code from the development stage to production.

Tutorials in series

Tutorial

How To Install Git on Ubuntu

May 29, 2020
4 min read

Tutorial

How To Use Git Effectively

March 7, 2013
5 min read

Tutorial

How To Use Git Branches

March 19, 2013
5 min read

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