Intermediate Git and GitHub Workflow

About this course

This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the course. Build a solid foundation in Git and GitHub with this hands-on course that takes you beyond the basics. You'll gain practical experience managing branches, undoing changes, configuring tools, and collaborating securely via SSH—all essential for effective software development workflows. You’ll begin by mastering Git branching and learning to undo changes confidently using checkout, revert, and reset. Next, the course introduces best practices for syncing with GitHub, including pushing and pulling commits and establishing secure SSH connections. You'll also explore configuring Git with custom Bash prompts and default editors. As the course progresses, you’ll install and configure diff and merge tools like p4merge, learning how to compare changes across various stages and branches. Finally, a deep dive into advanced commands like cherry-picking, merging, and resolving conflicts equips you with expert-level Git skills. This course is ideal for developers, DevOps professionals, and technical teams working in collaborative environments. A basic understanding of Git is required. The course is best suited for learners at the intermediate level.