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How to become git pro?

Yashu Mittal on October 31, 2018

How to learn git? I want to become a pro/master.

I know most of you say start reading the docs. I want to try a different way.

Yeah, videos are good too. Anyone else got any idea.

smuschel • Oct 31 '18 • Edited

You're absolutely right. I recommend reading the Git book. There are also many online tutorials that you can Try from your browser. One thing you might look at is try.github.com
From the initial steps, you'll have to use Git on a daily basis to become a Master...

Yashu Mittal • Oct 31 '18

Thanks for your suggestions smuschel.

Can you suggest few git books? I have already tried try.github.com.

I am using git a lot, if I don't know the commands (for example: git blame), then how will I use it.

smuschel • Oct 31 '18

With book I meant this one

That explain All commands and typical workflows. There's certainly other book, but that's the one I know...

Yashu Mittal • Oct 31 '18

Good suggestion, but it's the same what I have written in my post.

Any different way?

smuschel • Oct 31 '18

Sorry, but that's all I have right now...

Thomas Melville • Nov 1 '18 • Edited

Hi,

Here's how I levelled up in git.

just use it
learn the commands as you need them.
When you run into issues, uncle Google to the rescue!
Document everything you've learnt, for future referral.
Once you're comfortable with the commands start looking inside git, I found this article good

Yashu Mittal • Nov 1 '18

Thanks for your suggestion Thomas Melville.

Already tried, didn't work. 😅

Thomas Melville • Nov 1 '18

That's a pity. You could look at why it didn't work and find your learning style.

Yashu Mittal • Nov 3 '18

Yeah, working on that part only. 😅

Anish Karandikar • Oct 31 '18

This. Initially when git commands might as well have been gibberish to me, I used SourceTree. A couple of options helped me follow along with the git commands SourceTree was running: