Learn Git, from first commit to expert

A free Git tutorial covering commands, workflows and a full cheat sheet — from your very first commit to expert history surgery. Pick your starting point below, or practice in the built-in terminal simulator.

The four areas you need to know:

Your Files

editing right now
not tracked yet

git add

→

Staging Area

queued for
next commit

git commit

→

Your Local Copy

full history
on your machine

git push

→

Remote

shared with
the team

🗺️ Learning path

01 Getting Started Install Git, learn the terminal, and verify your setup. 02 Setup & Config Identity, GitHub/GitLab access, SSH keys, and aliases. 03 Repos & Remotes Clone, create, and connect repos; remote-tracking and syncing. 04 Daily Workflow Status, add, commit, push, reading history, and stashing. 05 Branching & Merging Branches, detached HEAD, merge/pull requests, and conflicts. 06 Rewriting History Interactive rebase, undoing commits, cherry-pick, safe force push. 07 Advanced Git Bisect, worktrees, hooks, submodules, Git LFS, and internals. 08 Cheat Sheet Quick-reference table of every command, terminal navigation included.

🧭 Explore more

⌨️ Practice 29 hands-on scenarios in a browser-based terminal simulator. 📂 Examples Real-world workflow walkthroughs — setup, teamwork, conflicts, undo. 🔀 Comparisons Side-by-side command comparisons: merge vs rebase, fetch vs pull. ⟳ Data Flow Interactive diagram of how commands move code between zones. 🦊 GitLab Platform Issues, merge requests, CI/CD pipelines, tags, branch protection. ⚙️ CI/CD & Deploy Pipelines, runners, environments, rollbacks, secrets, packaging. 🚀 Deploy GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Azure Static Web Apps, and IIS. 🛠️ Mistakes & Fixes 12 common Git mistakes and the exact commands to fix them. 📄 .gitignore Ref Copy-paste patterns for .NET, Node, Python, Java, and OS files.