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Learn Git and GitHub from scratch with clear examples, real workflows, branching, merging, stashing, rebase, pull requests, and more. Perfect for beginners who want strong foundations.

📚Resources
🔗 Git/GitHub Cheatsheet - https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17sW4f865u/
🔗 logicBase Labs YouTube Channel - https://youtube.com/@logicBaseLabs
🔗 Sumit Saha Personal Website - https://www.sumitsaha.me
🔗 Sumit Saha freeCodeCamp Handbooks - https://www.freecodecamp.org/news/author/sumitsaha
🔗 logicBaseLabs LinkedIn Page - https://www.linkedin.com/company/logicbaselabs/
🔗 logicBaseLabs X - https://x.com/@logicBaseLabs
🔗 logicBaseLabs Facebook - https://facebook.com/@logicBaseLabs

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⏱️ Chapters
- 0:00:00 Introduction to Git & GitHub
- 0:02:51 Why Version Control Matters
- 0:06:16 How Git Works (Core Concepts)
- 0:09:31 Installing Git on Windows/Mac/Linux
- 0:12:46 Creating Your First Git Project (git init)
- 0:16:06 Understanding git status
- 0:19:21 Staging Files with git add
- 0:22:41 Committing Changes (git commit)
- 0:25:56 Deleting Files Safely (git rm, --cached, -f)
- 0:29:11 Viewing Commit History (git log)
- 0:31:46 Working with Branches (git branch, checkout)
- 0:35:56 Merging Branches
- 0:38:51 Merge Conflicts Explained
- 0:42:36 Checking Out Older Commits
- 0:45:06 Comparing Versions with git diff
- 0:47:56 Pushing to GitHub (git push)
- 0:51:21 Fetch vs Pull (git fetch, git pull)
- 0:54:46 Undoing Changes Safely (git restore)
- 0:58:06 Saving Temporary Work (git stash)
- 1:01:26 Reverting Commits (git revert)
- 1:04:46 Understanding Git Rebase
- 1:09:06 Creating a Pull Request on GitHub
- 1:12:36 Reviewing & Merging a PR
- 1:15:56 Wrap Up & Final Thoughts


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